‘You have got to go’: former NSW minister tells Icac ‘something strange at play’ when she was sacked by Perrottet
Guardian AU
•Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:21:52 GMT
📰 What Happened
Former NSW minister Eleni Petinos told the Icac inquiry that her sacking in 2022 was unfair and that there was something strange at play. She said her dismissal as a minister was tied to her reluctance to remove the building commissioner David Chandler.
🔍 The Backstory
Petinos was an NSW minister who was removed from the ministry in 2022. The Icac inquiry has been examining whether her sacking was connected to a push to force out the state building commissioner.
🎯 Why It Matters
Her evidence raises questions about political interference in the dismissal of a minister. It addresses integrity and conduct in public office at the highest level of the state.
Former NSW minister Eleni Petinos told the Icac inquiry that her sacking in 2022 was unfair and that there was something strange at play. She said her dismissal as a minister was tied to her reluctance to remove the building commissioner David Chandler.
Petinos was an NSW minister who was removed from the ministry in 2022. The Icac inquiry has been examining whether her sacking was connected to a push to force out the state building commissioner.
Her evidence raises questions about political interference in the dismissal of a minister. It addresses integrity and conduct in public office at the highest level of the state.