Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taking out the trash

Amid revelations that could damage the opposition’s state election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issues Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast During the first week of the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny’s hearings into allegations against people associated with the New South Wales Liberal party, Chris Minns took the high ground. “There’ll be no gloating or taking political advantage,” the NSW Labor premier told reporters. “It’s an important process and ultimately, hopefully, it makes all political parties cleaner and sends a message to anyone who’s thinking of breaching the laws or committing a corrupt act, that someone is watching.” There’s a less generous way to describe what the Labor government has quietly gone about doing during Icac’s second of at least eight weeks of hearings: “Taking out the trash.” This week the NSW government dropped key documents on not one but three contentious issues, burying them – intentionally or not – amid revelations that could damage the election hopes of state Liberal and