NSW Liberal admits to leaking confidential report to young conservative powerbrokers, inquiry hears
NSW shadow attorney general, Damien Tudehope, tells inquiry Jean-Claude Perrottet had a talent for recruiting The leader of the opposition in the New South Wales upper house has admitted to leaking a confidential draft report from a 2023 parliamentary inquiry to a member of a group of young conservative Liberal powerbrokers now under investigation by the corruption watchdog, an inquiry has heard.…
The New South Wales shadow attorney general, Damien Tudehope, has admitted to leaking a confidential draft report from a 2023 parliamentary inquiry to a member of a group of young conservative Liberal powerbrokers, according to an inquiry hearing. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating allegations that the Reformers solicited or accepted illegal donations to recruit or renew members to the party, a practice known as branch stacking, which is not itself illegal.
Tudehope, who was the leader of the government in the upper house under then-Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet until February 2023, was questioned about his possession of the confidential draft copy of the inquiry’s report. He claimed to have had discussions with Jean-Claude Perrottet, the younger brother of Dominic Perrottet, about his whereabouts, who has previously denied any wrongdoing.
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