{
  "id": 59380,
  "title": "Kellie Sloane needs clear air, but ICAC claims are starving her of oxygen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/kellie-sloane-needs-clear-air-but-icac-claims-are-starving-her-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T20:50:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/icac-rosny-to-focus-on-senior-colleague-of-kellie-sloane/106986178"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane, a world apart from the allegations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), was promoting healthy lifestyles for children in 2021. She recently quit her role as CEO of Life Education Australia to campaign for the Liberal seat of Vaucluse, which she won in 2023. The ICAC investigation, known as Operation Rosny, predates her political career. Sloane described the opening day's evidence as \"pretty awful\" and \"intensely uncomfortable,\" but her focus has been elsewhere. However, her shadow ministers, Damien Tudehope and Eleni Petinos, have been drawn into the saga. Tudehope, a former shadow attorney-general, hosted a barbecue for the Reformers, a right-wing sub-faction, in 2018, and later hosted a prohibited donor. Petinos was appointed fair trading minister two months after a phone call by Jean Nassif, accused of funding the Reformers and seeking influence, was intercepted. The call boasted that Nassif could get rid of building commissioner David Chandler, who then left his position following a code of conduct investigation requested by Petinos's office. Shadow planning minister Chris Rath has also faced scrutiny for allegedly helping a Reformers member avoid a summons. Sloane expressed disappointment in Rath's actions but noted he was not under investigation. As the ICAC inquiry unfolds this week, Sloane emphasized the importance of allowing the process to run its course, particularly for Petinos, who is currently on maternity leave. With seven months until an election, this week's revelations could significantly impact the Liberal party's standing with voters.",
  "summary": "This week, ICAC's gaze is likely to feel even closer for state opposition leader Kellie Sloane, as the anti-corruption commission hears from one of her most senior parliamentary colleagues.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}