Daryl Maguire has told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) that he and Gladys Berejiklian loved each other, and had discussed getting married and having a child. During his questioning at the hearing into the conduct of the former NSW premier, Maguire confirmed he ‘encouraged’ Berejiklian ‘to take a close interest’ in the two multi-million dollar grants which are now at the centre of its corruption investigation, and that ‘from time to time’ she informed him about what she knew about the two funding applications. Following a rejected bid by Berejiklian’s lawyer Sophie Callan SC to have details of the personal relationship between the former couple heard in private, Maguire detailed his relationship with Berejiklian which continued after he quit politics
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