9.07amA disastrous afternoon for Liberal’s social warriorBy Bevan ShieldsIt was legendary journalist Alan Reid who coined the term “faceless men” to describe the 36 operatives who controlled the Australian Labor Party in 1963. Kevin Rudd then reintroduced the term to popular culture to label little-known powerbrokers plotting to dump him as prime minister.If the NSW Liberal Party has its own faceless men, one is surely Damien Tudehope, the MP questioned by the ICAC on Tuesday over his close associations with six people at the heart of its latest inquiry. His appearance did not go well.After a slow start earlier in the day, the dramatic closing hour of the hearing saw Tudehope confess to leaking a confidential parliamentary inquiry report into the links between Liberal Party figures and fugitive developer Jean Nassif. Tudehope sent the report to lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, one of the key subjects of the 2023 parliamentary probe, well before the public got to see it.“I thought he would have had an interest in that report,” Tudehope reluctantly explained. He had only moments earlier denied ever obtaining the draft document.Read the full analysis here.9.07amKey allegations, recappedBy Jessica McSweeneyWith so many twists and turns to this investigation, it can be easy to get lost in it all. On the first day of public hearings, counsel assisting the commission Dr Peggy Dwyer, SC, spent hours detailing the allegations and what she expects the evidence to show during these hearings.Here are some highlights from that opening statement to, as the witnesses often say, “refresh your memory”.1 of 1