John Sidoti, a former New South Wales (Australia's most populous state) minister whom the state's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found in 2022 to have engaged in "serious corrupt conduct" linked to his family's property interests, was publicly praised as one of the "esteemed luminaries of the Liberal party" at a re-election fundraiser last week for his successor in the seat of Drummoyne. The event was headlined by NSW opposition leader Kellie Sloane, whose office staff member emceed the evening and drew applause when acknowledging Sidoti's presence. The incident is embarrassing for Sloane, whose Liberal opposition has already faced criticism over its perceived reluctance to support the corruption watchdog that has ensnared multiple senior Liberal figures, including former premier Gladys Berejiklian.