There have been rumours, anecdotes and opinions swirling in the Macquarie Street bear pit this week as the NSW Liberals grapple with a leadership crisis. And then there was the intervention of Libertarian MP John Ruddick on Tuesday night, in a category of its own.

“Parliament has risen so I was heading out but heard a hullabaloo in the office of an old Liberal Party mate … so popped my head in and found myself in a Liberal leadership boiler room,” Ruddick posted on X alongside what appeared to be a scanned tally of MPs’ voting intentions in a showdown between leadership aspirants Kellie Sloane and Alistair Henskens. Headed “NSW Liberal Leadership Ballot – Voting Assessment Table”, the list showed both candidates with 15 votes, with three uncommitted.

“Fake news,” chimed in Chris Rath, a

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