Welcome to today’s live coverageBy Jessica McSweeneyHello and welcome back to the Herald’s live coverage of the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny public hearings.I’m state political reporter Jessica McSweeney, and along with the Herald’s senior writers, we’ll be bringing you all the latest news and analysis as it happens. Today we’ll continue with more evidence from key member of the religious, right-wing factional group the Reformers and younger brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet, Jean-Claude Perrottet.Another person of interest to the inquiry, Jeremy Greenwood, is also on the witness list to appear today.First, here’s a recap of what we covered yesterday:Jean-Claude Perrottet said he would, on occasion, pay for memberships during his time with the Reformers.A document presented to the commission showed Reformers figures listed potential staffers to plant in ministerial and electoral offices after the 2019 election, ranked on their ability to recruit new members.Perrottet was employed at Catholic Schools NSW until two months before public hearings began. He was told his position was being made redundant by then-chief executive Dallas McInerney.Messages shown to the commission claimed MP and factional enemy to the Reformers Alex Hawke suspected Perrottet was working on factional matters while a ministerial staffer, and sent a Liberal ally to try and “catch him”.Perrottet sent Christian Ellis a text message saying MPs were “getting scared about ICAC” while working in Damien Tudehope’s office.When asked about the perception from Jeremy Greenwood that Perrottet was obsessed with faction work and needed either “a Valium or a break”, Perrottet said he preferred the term “passionate”.You can follow the hearing livestream at this link.Latest Posts9.01amICAC’s key playersBy We’re into the second day of evidence from Jean-Claude Perrottet, one of several persons of interest to this corruption inquiry, which is investigating if he played a role in allegedly soliciting donations to support Liberal party factional work from prohibited donors. Let’s take another look at the main players in these public hearings:9.01amOpinion: Pollies use ICAC to take out the trashBy Michael McGowanJohn Ruddick isn’t a name many people outside the insular world of NSW politics have heard of. But since the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny inquiry began last week, Ruddick, a Libertarian Party upper house MP elected with 3.5 per cent of the statewide vote in 2023, has been on a lonely crusade to convince anyone credulous enough to listen that the anti-corruption watchdog is leaking to The Sydney Morning Herald.Last week, he went on Ben Fordham’s 2GB show to opine that, because the Herald keeps breaking stories about the inquiry, they must be coming from ICAC itself.The evidence seemed a little thin, beyond the fact we sometimes cite anonymous sources. But what he lacks in proof, Ruddick makes up for in conviction. On Tuesday, he was up in parliament asking Special Minister of State John Graham about it. This time he came with a smoking gun: printouts of six articles he’d read on the Herald’s website.I can’t speak for my colleagues, but, as the co-author of some of the articles Ruddick cited, all I can say is: “I wish.”It is a reminder that crisis breeds opportunity, and no one in NSW politics is letting Rosny go to waste.Read McGowan’s full column here.Pinned post from 9.01amWelcome to today’s live coverageBy Jessica McSweeneyHello and welcome back to the Herald’s live coverage of the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny public hearings.I’m state political reporter Jessica McSweeney, and along with the Herald’s senior writers, we’ll be bringing you all the latest news and analysis as it happens. Today we’ll continue with more evidence from key member of the religious, right-wing factional group the Reformers and younger brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet, Jean-Claude Perrottet.Another person of interest to the inquiry, Jeremy Greenwood, is also on the witness list to appear today.First, here’s a recap of what we covered yesterday:Jean-Claude Perrottet said he would, on occasion, pay for memberships during his time with the Reformers.A document presented to the commission showed Reformers figures listed potential staffers to plant in ministerial and electoral offices after the 2019 election, ranked on their ability to recruit new members.Perrottet was employed at Catholic Schools NSW until two months before public hearings began. He was told his position was being made redundant by then-chief executive Dallas McInerney.Messages shown to the commission claimed MP and factional enemy to the Reformers Alex Hawke suspected Perrottet was working on factional matters while a ministerial staffer, and sent a Liberal ally to try and “catch him”.Perrottet sent Christian Ellis a text message saying MPs were “getting scared about ICAC” while working in Damien Tudehope’s office.When asked about the perception from Jeremy Greenwood that Perrottet was obsessed with faction work and needed either “a Valium or a break”, Perrottet said he preferred the term “passionate”.You can follow the hearing livestream at this link.1 of 1