June 2023
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Berejiklian’s wilful ignorance of the personal and political
An otherwise highly capable premier, who led both NSW and Australia out of pandemic lockdowns, has fallen to an all-too-human lapse of judgment.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Berejiklian inquiry
Nothing criminal about Berejiklian failing to dob in her boyfriend
The former premier won’t be going to jail, or even to court. But the wait she endured was criminal.
- Michael Pelly
November 2021
- Analysis
- Berejiklian inquiry
Anything to declare? Berejiklian at best shows poor judgment
It’s now clear former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian had an obligation to declare her relationship. Her best-case scenario is that the public thinks Berejiklian showed incredibly poor judgment.
- Finbar O'Mallon
‘Radar didn’t go off’: Berejiklian trusted Maguire despite concerns
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian says “radar didn’t go off” after secret boyfriend Daryl Maguire gave evidence at the ICAC in 2018.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
October 2021
Perrottet briefed cabinet about relationships to declare
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he reminded MPs of duty to air conflicts of interest as predecessor Gladys Berejiklian is grilled about secret relationship.
- Finbar O'Mallon
Berejiklian asks if ICAC phone taps will be ‘problem’ on tapped phone
ICAC hears tapped 2018 phone call between the former premier and secret lover Daryl Maguire where he warns the watchdog could be eavesdropping.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
Berejiklian took Maguire’s advice as he quit under corruption cloud
The ICAC is investigating the former NSW premier for possibly encouraging corruption and breaching the public trust during her relationship with Daryl Maguire.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
Ex-Berejiklian staffer was aware of Maguire relationship in 2018
The ex-chief of staff says she was told the relationship with disgraced MP Daryl Maguire had ended before Gladys Berejiklian became premier in early 2017.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
Maguire was a ‘pain in the arse’: Barilaro
Former deputy premier John Barilaro says disgraced ex-Liberal MP Daryl Maguire was a ‘pain in the arse’ who sought funding in his seat ‘like a dog with a bone’.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
Barilaro will join Berejiklian and Maguire at ICAC next week
The watchdog hears of former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro’s staffer’s “peculiar” hands-on approach.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
Gladys Berejiklian case puts ICAC on trial
As the Independent Commission Against Corruption prepares to put the former NSW premier in the witness box again, it’s time to weigh up its reputation.
- Michael Pelly
Why Gladys Berejiklian is fronting ICAC
The ICAC is investigating whether the outgoing premier failed to report corrupt activity by former boyfriend Daryl Maguire, and her role in approving grants in his electorate.
- Michael Read
‘I have no option’: Berejiklian’s full statement
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced her resignation after the state’s Independent Commission Against Corruption said it was investigating her for possible breach of public trust. Here is an edited transcript of her statement.
December 2020
'Just refer it to ICAC': Premier faces questions over gun club grant
Lawyers have questioned a $5.5 million grant that was set aside in 2016 by then Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian to her now ex-lover's electorate.
- Finbar O'Mallon
October 2020
- Analysis
- Gladys Berejiklian
A proud premier endures the indignity of her life
Gladys Berejiklian has been required, by dint of her relationship with a cad, to share more personal information than any political leader.
- Aaron Patrick
'It would cause an issue': Maguire limited what he told Berejiklian
The disgraced former MP has suggested his relationship with the NSW Premier could have begun two years earlier than previously thought.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
Gladys Berejiklian and the loss of innocence
The NSW Premier has destroyed her party's ability to attack the opposition over its corrupt history.
- Aaron Patrick
- Analysis
- Perspective
State leaders in trouble as light emerges at end of COVID-19 tunnel
The premiers of Australia’s two biggest states are gasping for political air just as the prospect of a national consensus on opening up the economy is within reach.
- Andrew Clark
Maguire sought Premier's 'guidance' in life, discussed land deal
Disgraced MP Daryl Maguire says he had broad, prior discussions with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian about a land sale he was set to make a commission off.
- Updated
- Finbar O'Mallon
- Analysis
- Analysis
ICAC moves closer to exposing how much the NSW Premier knew
An anti-corruption hearing turned to the question riveting NSW politics: how much, if anything, did Gladys Berejiklian know about her lover's grubby business?
- Aaron Patrick