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

Source: The Guardian 2 hours ago

Brother of former state premier sent message to wife Anita Perrottet seemingly regarding plan to damage career of rival David Elliott

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Charles Perrottet wrote about a plan to damage a Liberal minister’s career following his brother’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 heard.

Anita Perrottet told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Friday she could not recall the meaning of messages exchanged between herself and husband Charles Perrottet in the days before Dominic Perrottet was elected premier by Liberal MPs following the resignation of Gladys Berejiklian.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/icac-hears-charles-perrottet-plotted-downfall-nsw-liberal-minister-david-elliott-ntwnfb

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

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