Orange Grove affair

The Orange Grove affair was a political scandal in Australia concerning the dealings of the New South Wales state Australian Labor Party government with multinational corporation The Westfield Group. It resulted from a court decision in 2004 to force the closure of the Orange Grove shopping centre after a zoning dispute. Westfield, which owned a nearby shopping centre, had challenged the legitimacy of the centre, which was operating on land not zoned for this purpose. Liverpool City Council sought State Government approval for a retrospective rezoning, to validate its earlier decision to approve the shopping centre. The State Government declined to intervene, despite a planning report suggesting that course of action. The investigation concluded in 2005, with no findings of corruption against any person. However, the Commission recommended that the NSW Government strengthen guidelines for public servants dealing with corruption allegations by lobbyists. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out.Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If it doesn't include something you want to mention, mention it at the bottom of the page. If you don't want to know what it is about, click here.