The fallout from the ICAC report continues.
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.
The former premier’s legal team and the corruption agency traded harsh assessments as they argued about the things we do for love.
This is a moment in which we must decide whether all corruption is insidious,or whether wrongdoing is acceptable if it’s balanced by popularity or competency.
Australia needs more female political leaders in Gladys Berejiklian’s league. It’d be a pity if her descent from grace dissuaded young women from a political career.
The NSW premier has refused to criticise Gladys Berejiklian’s conduct despite a scathing ICAC report which found she engaged in serious corruption.
Corruption is not just about money being handed over in brown paper bags,as juicy is that is.
“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.
Do we really want the state’s independent watchdog making serious findings based on its interpretations of the evolution of someone’s love life?
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.
The carefully detailed ICAC report is damning for the former premier,but on the evidence,criminal charges are unwarranted.