A premier’s blind spot: a liar in the ranks and an interest undeclared
For this most fastidious of politicians in declaring her own pecuniary interests to not bat an eyelid at her dud boyfriend's shenanigans shows just how meaningless those declarations are.
Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire in 2015 (Image: Twitter)
That former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire was deceiving Gladys Berejiklian was clear as day if the premier had cared to look.
The fact that she didn't speaks volumes about the casual acceptance within the Liberal Party of financial side-hustles, blurred lines between business and government and a disdain for accountability.
Exhibit one in the case against Berejiklian goes like this.
How could such a 'cleanskin' not be put off by her beau's extracurricular business activities?
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David has an extensive career as a journalist and broadcaster, primarily at the ABC where he worked on flagship programs such as Four Corners, 7.30, Foreign Correspondent, AM and PM. He spent eight years reporting in the Middle East and can speak Arabic.
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