Liberal operative was offered $1,000 to get media to cover ‘grubby rumour’ rival was having affair, Icac hears

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Sharangan Maheswaran says his bid for story on unsubstantiated rumour about then-Liberal minister David Elliott was ‘not a serious offer’ A lawyer for fugitive property developer Jean Nassif offered a Liberal operative $1000 if he could “get media to write about an unsubstantiated extramarital affair and breach of Covid restrictions by a New South Wales minister, the anti-corruption watchdog has heard. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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