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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

Icac hits paydirt as Reformers’ ‘shit sheets’ are given a very public airing

Dylan Whitelaw walks along a street
Dylan Whitelaw, a former Liberal staffer and associate of a group known as the Reformers, gave evidence to the Icac on Wednesday. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

From time to time, dirt files – crudely known as shit sheets – flutter around the corridors of power in state and federal parliaments.

They can be enormously damaging even if never published. While there might be speculation as to their origin, rarely is there confirmation – especially if the dirt file emanates from your own side.

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