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'Needs a Valium': Brother of former NSW premier fronts corruption inquiry

Risingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 11 days, then returned with 29 more reports - 7 voices in all.
After publishing: 3 headlines quietly rewritten, 3 URLs changed6 changes
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 6 Aug, 10:21headline rewritten

    Phone taps at ICAC reveal developer's support for Perrottet brotherPhone tap reveals fugitive developer’s $100k offer to Perrottet brother

  2. ABC News (Australia)seen 28 Aug, 09:18headline rewritten

    Consultant wife of ICAC figure asked to explain $660k paymentAnita Perrottet asked to explain $660k in payments at corruption inquiry

  3. The Guardian Worldseen 28 Aug, 12:48headline rewritten

    ‘We execute the prick’: wife can’t say if Charles Perrottet text was plotting downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears‘We execute the prick’: Charles Perrottet sent text plotting downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears

  4. sconeadvocate.com.auseen 30 Aug, 09:46URL changed

    now resolves towww.sconeadvocate.com.au/story/9339324/party-powerbrokers-plan-to-execute-political-rival/

  5. portstephensexaminer.com.auseen 30 Aug, 09:47URL changed

    now resolves towww.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/9339324/party-powerbrokers-plan-to-execute-political-rival/

  6. queanbeyanage.com.auseen 30 Aug, 09:47URL changed

    now resolves towww.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/9339324/party-powerbrokers-plan-to-execute-political-rival/

The headline, as it mutated - 6 wordings

  1. 5 Aug, 07:57'Needs a Valium': Brother of former NSW premier fronts corruption inquiry1 outlet
  2. 6 Aug, 08:44Fugitive developer offered $100K to Perrottet brother2 outlets
  3. 27 Aug, 07:37Fugitive developer faces corruption probe from Lebanon7 outlets
  4. 28 Aug, 07:47Party powerbroker's alleged plan to 'execute' minister3 outlets
  5. 31 Aug, 05:29Ex-premier's brother accused of lying at ICAC4 outlets
  6. 3 Sept, 08:02Rogue developer boasted then-premier was 'best friend'4 outlets
  7. and 13 one-off wordings
original reportingcopies
Wed, 5 August 2026peak 7 reports on Thu, 27 August 2026Thu, 3 September 2026

What it is about

Dominic PerrottetNSWJean NassifLiberalJean-Claude PerrottetDavid ChandlerJean Claude PerrottetJeremy GreenwoodDavid ElliottChristian EllisMichael OharaJuliet CurtinAustralian AssociatedCommission Against CorruptionAustralianSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaChris RathPeggy DwyerFabian GleesonCommission Against Corruption On

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report
queanbeyanage.com.au1 original report1 copy echoing sconeadvocate.com.au1 original report
edenmagnet.com.au1 copy echoing queanbeyanage.com.au1 copy echoing katherinetimes.com.au
southcoastregister.com.au1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report1 original report2 original reports1 original report
dungogchronicle.com.au1 copy echoing braidwoodtimes.com.au
oberonreview.com.au1 copy echoing braidwoodtimes.com.au
tenterfieldstar.com.au1 copy echoing braidwoodtimes.com.au
singletonargus.com.au1 copy echoing braidwoodtimes.com.au
braidwoodtimes.com.au1 original report
irrigator.com.au1 copy echoing braidwoodtimes.com.au
areanews.com.au1 copy echoing braidwoodtimes.com.au
portstephensexaminer.com.au1 copy echoing sconeadvocate.com.au1 copy echoing katherinetimes.com.au
sconeadvocate.com.au1 original report
macleayargus.com.au1 copy echoing queanbeyanage.com.au
mandurahmail.com.au1 copy echoing queanbeyanage.com.au
begadistrictnews.com.au1 copy echoing queanbeyanage.com.au
katherinetimes.com.au1 original report
5 Aug, 07:57over 29 days3 Sept, 09:14

+ 1 more outlet · 2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 19 original reports, 15 reprints

  1. Wed, 5 August 2026

    1 report

  2. Thu, 6 August 2026

    2 reports

  3. Wed, 12 August 2026

    1 report

  4. Mon, 24 August 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World07:25
      Dominic Perrottet’s brother allegedly shared ‘dirt’ including secret phone recording of minister, Icac hears

      Charles Perrottet appeared to be furthering fugitive developer Jean Nassif’s interests by undermining adversaries, a former NSW MP claims Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dominic Perrottet’s brother shared “dirt” – including a secret pocket phone recording of a minister – to try to help a property developer achieve political outcomes, lawyers assisting a corruption inquiry have alleged. Former New South Wales...

  5. Wed, 26 August 2026

    2 reports

  6. Thu, 27 August 2026

    1 report

  7. Fri, 28 August 2026

    4 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)04:53edited after publishing
      Anita Perrottet asked to explain $660k in payments at corruption inquiry

      previouslyConsultant wife of ICAC figure asked to explain $660k payment

      The consultant wife of a key figure in a NSW corruption watchdog inquiry, Charles Perrottet, was paid more than $660,000 over a two-and-a-half-year period in which she worked an average of 16 hours a week, the corruption inquiry has heard.

    • sconeadvocate.com.au07:47
      Party powerbroker's alleged plan to 'execute' minister

      URL changednow www.sconeadvocate.com.au/story/9339324/party-powerbrokers-plan-to-execute-political-rival/

      The wife of a former state premier's brother has been grilled for five hours about her alleged involvement...

      2 reprints
    • The Guardian World09:13edited after publishing
      ‘We execute the prick’: Charles Perrottet sent text plotting downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears

      previously‘We execute the prick’: wife can’t say if Charles Perrottet text was plotting downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears

      Brother of former state premier tells Icac he sent message to his wife referring to a plan to damage the career of rival David Elliott Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Charles Perrottet wrote about a plan to damage a Liberal minister’s career after his brother Dominic’s accession to the New South Wales premiership in October 2021, stating “we execute the prick once party room is over”, a corruption inquiry has...

    • The Guardian World15:00
      Charles Perrottet becomes Icac’s main character amid claims of hidden payments and political hit jobs

      The brother of former premier questioned over what, if anything, was done in return for $2m from developer turned fugitive Jean Nassif Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Finally, we are hearing from one of the central characters, Charles Perrottet, in a saga that has occupied the Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) for nearly four years. It began with the dismissal of the Hills Shire council and a late night 2022 speech in NSW parliament alleging secret...

  8. Mon, 31 August 2026

    3 reports

  9. Tue, 1 September 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World07:49
      Charles Perrottet told fugitive developer plan at Nobu dinner to have NSW MP ‘on his knees’, Icac hears

      Liberal party figure tells inquiry he never asked Jean Nassif ‘for payments for political outcomes’ as lawyer tells him she is ‘gobsmacked’ by his ‘obfuscation’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The younger brother of Dominic Perrottet has insisted he never asked a fugitive property developer for money for political outcomes – including at a meeting at fine-dining restaurant Nobu in Crown Casino, an inquiry has heard. On Tuesday, the New South Wales Independent...

    • The Guardian World15:00
      Inside knowledge or ‘making stuff up’? Charles Perrottet’s advice to Jean Nassif put under microscope by Icac

      Brother of former treasurer and premier faces questions about texts that appear to indicate he was aware of fast-tracking policy before it was announced Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Did the former premier’s brother, Charles Perrottet, have prior knowledge of a Covid-era New South Wales government policy to introduce a fast track to approve major developments? Did he take steps to ensure that developments owned by the fugitive developer, Jean Nassif, were...

  10. Thu, 3 September 2026

    2 reports
    • katherinetimes.com.au08:02
      Rogue developer boasted then-premier was 'best friend'

      A fugitive developer bragged about his political influence after a former premier's brother encouraged him to pay hundreds...

      3 reprints
    • The Guardian World09:14
      Property developer claimed ‘the premier is my best friend’ in tapped phone call, Icac hears

      Charles Perrottet, the younger brother of the former premier, tells Icac that claims made by Jean Nassif in the call were ‘bravado’ and ‘far-fetched’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A property developer who allegedly made prohibited donations to support factional Liberal work claimed “the premier is my best friend” in a secretly recorded phone call the day after Dominic Perrottet was chosen as New South Wales...

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