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WON’T DENY IT: NSW Greens MP Sylvia Hale silent on claims she murdered Sydney property developer Michael McGurk

NSW Greens MP Sylvia Phyllis Hale has failed to deny accusations of involvement in the murder of controversial Sydney property developer and ‘last resort lender’ Michael McGurk.

The member of Parliament, who presents as a harmless old lady but is said to be secretly far more menacing and imposing, made headlines when she asked a multi-millionaire property developer Ron Medich whether he was involved in the matter.

Sydney sources have told VEXNEWS that they believe “she is covering her tracks” and might well “have very good reason to do so.” VEXNEWS has no evidence linking Hale to the murder or other missing Sydney business identities.

However, Hale – and her party – have strongly opposed most property development in Sydney and are believed to be linked to those who’ve objected to developments in which McGurk was involved. This is the kind of motive that is believe to have first given rise to the pall of suspicion falling over the NSW upper house MP who was once a member of the Socialist Left faction of the ALP.

Shockingly, and in what could be a huge breakthrough in the investigation, Sylvia Hale’s own website makes her hatred of developers and her desire to injure them very clear:

The Bad Developer Awards are our opportunity each year to give some dreadful developers and their developments the brickbats they deserve…

According to dictionary.com, a brickbat:

1. a piece of broken brick, esp. one used as a missile.

2. any rocklike missile.

3. A piece, especially of brick, used as a weapon or missile.

Others have speculated to VEXNEWS that the Greens political party could have decided to embark on a campaign of direct action against prominent developers, possibly planning other ‘hits’ on property developers in addition to the violent confrontations their supporters sometimes arrange outside controversial apartment developments, national parks and rivals’ offices.

“There’s a fine line between these various acts of violence they are already known for and a murder,” one long-term Greens observer told us this afternoon. “Nothing would surprise me with the Greens, it would be a terrible shame if eco-terrorism of this kind had hit Sydney. It’s horrifying. If Hale is threatening ‘bad developers’ on her website, then you just hate to think what’s going on there.”

Hale has been described before as a “firebrand” after repeatedly losing her cool in the NSW Legislative Council. She outraged Jewish groups and both sides of politics when she asserted Australia’s immigration policies with the Nazi “Final Solution.” Hale – seen by some colleagues as a “hothead” and “loon” prone to snapping in moments of stress, apologised for making the comment “in the heat of the moment.” NSW Labor Treasurer at the time Michael Costa called on her to resign over the disgrace.

The upper house MP was asked by a VEXNEWS reporter this morning a series of detailed questions about her involvement in the Michael McGurk case and whether she’d been told to ‘keep her mouth shut’ about it by her party superiors or legal advisers. She was also asked whether the Greens party had extended their violent protests to target individuals they believe guilty of wrongdoing against the environment or the social good.

Ms Hale was not immediately available for comment, despite being given ample opportunity to deny the charges, she has still failed to comment at the time of publication.

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