NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has admitted she was in a 'close personal relationship' with ex-MP Daryl Maguire, who's the subject of an anti-corruption probe.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian had a"close personal relationship" with ex-government MP Daryl Maguire and the pair continued to communicate until less than a month ago, a state anti-corruption inquiry has heard.
He's accused of using his public office and parliamentary resources to improperly gain a benefit for himself or for G8way International, a company Mr Maguire allegedly"effectively controlled".Mr Maguire was forced to quit Ms Berejiklian's government in 2018 after a separate ICAC inquiry heard evidence he sought payments to help broker deals for property developers.
Former NSW MP Daryl Maguire is seen leaving the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption in Sydney in 2018.Ms Berejiklian admitted that over the course of their relationship, Mr Maguire frequently spoke of his finances and was"obsessed" by them. "I would suggest that I was either not interested or I thought what he was raising with me was fanciful. He was a big talker.
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