The lawyer for corrupt former NSW Liberal MP Daryl Maguire released a statement saying “Daryl Maguire is proud of his many achievements”.
John Howard,Joe Hockey and a dishevelled Mark Latham all soaked up the drama at the home of cricket over the weekend.
Voters have seen enough of Gladys Berejiklian’s actions to make up their own minds,and they will likewise judge Peter Dutton by what he does.
The fallout from the ICAC report continues.
Gladys Berejiklian was a good premier who did good things. That cannot extinguish her wrongdoing.
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.
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.
In terms of public representation of women,this sorry episode is a sad step backwards.
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.