{
  "id": 161881,
  "title": "NSW Liberal leader defers decision on frontbencher Damien Tudehope following leak revelations at Icac",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/nsw-liberal-leader-defers-decision-on-frontbencher-damien-tudehope",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T05:54:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/05/nsw-liberal-leader-kellie-sloane-call-damien-tudehope-icac-leak-revelations-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) has heard testimony from Jean-Claude Perrottet, the younger brother of former New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet, regarding a group of young conservative power brokers under investigation for soliciting illegal donations. Perrottet appeared before the ICAC on Wednesday and stated that these individuals recruited members to \"dodgy\" branches controlled by rival factions. The revelations come amid a broader leak scandal, with Kellie Sloane commenting that \"leaking a report is never good.\" The Liberal Party leader has yet to decide on the future of frontbencher Damien Tudehope in light of these developments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}