Wollongong MP Hay 'must stand down' (AAP)

NSW Parliamentary Secretary Noreen Hay must be stood down while investigations are made into fresh claims of her involvement in the Wollongong Council corruption scandal, Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says. In a sworn statement, former Labor Wollongong City councillor Frank Gigliotti says Ms Hay, the MP for Wollongong, summoned him to a meeting with local developer Frank Vellar. Mr Gigliotti says Ms Hay pressured him to overturn a council decision on a significant beachside redevelopment, adding that he believes Ms Hay was acting on behalf of Mr Vellar. "(Premier) Morris Iemma has no choice but to stand Ms Hay aside following these explosive new revelations," Mr O'Farrell told reporters in Sydney on Friday. "At the time (of an Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation into the Wollongong council matter)... [read full story]