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Former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire in a file picture.

Daryl Maguire breaks silence after scathing ICAC report

The lawyer for corrupt former NSW Liberal MP Daryl Maguire released a statement saying “Daryl Maguire is proud of his many achievements”.

  • Michaela Whitbourn and Michael McGowan

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Don’t believe the spin: Berejiklian was no feminine victim of a bad man

The former premier’s dodgy boyfriend Daryl Maguire told her he was the boss. But let’s not patronise her like he did, and pretend that she was powerless.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian.

ICAC report shot down Berejiklian’s defences then landed a hammer blow

The former premier’s legal team and the corruption agency traded harsh assessments as they argued about the things we do for love.

  • Deborah Snow
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To halt the democratic rot, stop the political rorts

The normalisation of corrupt conduct - including pork-barrelling - is a cancer on our democracy. But there’s cause for optimism that the rorters are now on notice.

  • Peter Hartcher
NSW Premier Chris Minns has refused to say whether he believes Gladys Berejiklian acted corruptly despite the ICAC’s findings.

Minns won’t say whether he believes Berejiklian acted corruptly

The NSW premier has refused to criticise Gladys Berejiklian’s conduct despite a scathing ICAC report which found she engaged in serious corruption.

  • Michael McGowan and Alexandra Smith
Gladys Berejiklian, leaving for work the day after the ICAC found she engaged in serious corrupt conduct.

Liberals may not like the outcome for Saint Gladys, but they should remember what voters expect

Corruption is not just about money being handed over in brown paper bags, as juicy is that is.

  • Alexandra Smith
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The corruption watchdog was scathing about Gladys Berejiklian’s motived for staying with Maguire and keeping the whole thing a secret.

Why did she stay with him? ICAC’s damning verdict on Berejiklian’s romance

“To reveal that she had been in a relationship for four or more years with someone publicly suspected of corrupt conduct ... would be anathema to her, and most probably be the death of her political career,” the ICAC concluded.

  • Michael Koziol
Gladys Berejiklian w Daryl Maguire

Secrets and lies: How ‘Dodgy Daryl’ brought down a premier

The ripple effect from a single phone tap led to the downfall of then-premier and MP Daryl Maguire’s secret lover, Gladys Berejiklian, writes Kate McClymont.

  • Kate McClymont
Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire

Berejiklian was right to resign, but her conduct was not criminal

The carefully detailed ICAC report is damning for the former premier, but on the evidence, criminal charges are unwarranted.

  • Geoffrey Watson
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian leaves her home in Sydney on Thursday ahead of the release of the ICAC’s report.

Berejiklian considers legal challenge after ICAC’s corruption finding

The former premier signalled she may seek to challenge the anti-corruption watchdog’s finding that she and her former secret boyfriend Daryl Maguire engaged in serious corrupt conduct.

  • Alexandra Smith and Michael McGowan

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