Mr Maguire had proposed going on a trade delegation to China where he would discuss a dairy in southern NSW but did not make the trip after a direction from Ms Cruickshank. they're shaking hands, they are sucking people's d***s and they are turning up to everything and they do nothing,' he says. Mr Maguire goes on to explain why he wants to go to China. I didn't say anything, It's none of my business, I'm just letting you know.' 'They seem to think it's in your electorate. Ms Berejiklian: 'She sent me a text, when she has to ring a member of parliament she lets me know.' 'I just got home, did Sarah ring you from my office?' Ms Berejiklian replies. 'All right babe, what do you think?' Mr Maguire says. Ms Berejiklian can be heard telling Mr Maguire her then chief-of-staff Sarah Cruickshank had concerns about his travel. We were colleagues for 15 years.Īnd I'm not going to take away from the fact that I made a mistake in my personal life, but I have to say that there is huge separation between a personal life and public office.Īnd I can't stress enough that, every day that I've been in this job, I have held myself accountable to the highest standards, and I've held my colleagues to the highest standards.Īnd I say to all the colleagues, all the public servants, all the people that I've worked with - they know me, they know who I am, many of you standing here know me, know who I am, and I will continue to put the people of this state first and foremost in all of my activities. I trusted someone that I'd known for a long time, and I feel really, really let down. And I look forward to maintaining my focus to keep everybody safe, to keep jobs going during a very difficult time for the state.īut I want to state at the outset that, had I known then what I know now, clearly I would not have made those personal decisions that I did. It is an honour to serve the people of the state. I've sacrificed my life to public office, and I'm proud of that. And whilst I have made this mistake in my personal life, I intend to serve the people of New South Wales to the best of my ability. The integrity of the role I have - the office that I hold - is the greatest privilege of my life. I have always made sure the public interest is first and foremost paramount in every single thing that I do. He called her 'babe' and she called him her 'numero uno' - Spanish for number one. The calls feature Mr Maguire using colourful language including swear words. The premier's secret relationship was revealed on Monday morning when tapped phone calls between her Mr Maguire were played at a corruption inquiry. Ms Berejiklian was backed by her colleagues including Health Minister Brad Hazzard who called her 'the best premier in Australia.' Opposition leader Jodi McKay described Ms Berejiklian as a fraud and said she must resign. ![]() It's been devastating, and I've had to bear this on top of everything else,' she said referring to her leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic. 'I can't tell you what it's done to me personally. She described herself as a 'very private' person and said the exposure of the relationship was a 'personal nightmare'. Secretly recorded phone conversations the pair had have been played at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (pictured) ![]() ![]() Premier Gladys Berejiklian has admitted she shared a private relationship with disgraced former colleague Daryl Maguire while he was in office. Ms Berejiklian said she kept the relationship secret from all her family and friends because it was not 'of sufficient status' and she was not sure if it had a future. 'The dynamics changed substantially and I was there to support him as a close friend,' she said. The premier said she effectively ended the romance when she sacked Mr Maguire from the Liberal Party before he resigned from parliament. ![]() 'I had no reason at the time to imagine that he was doing anything wrong, because I trusted him, and I assumed that, if there was any interests to be declared, that he did that.' I had my trust in him, and obviously I know now that that trust was misplaced, and I accept that human failing on my part, and I accept it wholeheartedly,' she said. Ms Berejiklian said she was not aware of his alleged misconduct when they were dating. He is now facing a separate corruption inquiry, accused of using public office to improperly gain. Mr Maguire resigned in 2018 after a corruption inquiry heard evidence he sought payments to help broker deals for property developers. The premier's secret relationship was revealed on Monday morning when tapped phone calls between her Mr Maguire (pictured together) were played at a corruption inquiry
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