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State leadership uncertainty comes at a testing time

Gladys Berejiklian's unexpected fall from grace follows Daniel Andrews' travails. The two biggest states are now shaky at the top, right when the pandemic has increased the importance of state governments in Australia’s fight against the virus.

Oct 13, 2020 – 12.00am

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Just about everyone in NSW and the rest of Australia is likely to be astounded by the revelation that the widely respected Premier Gladys Berejiklian was involved in an intimate relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire.

Until yesterday, public life appeared to be the only preoccupation for the hardworking and dedicated Ms Berejiklian. Maybe that played some role in the astonishing circumstances threatening the career of a politician whose integrity has never been seriously questioned before.

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