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There aren't many rules in politics. But one of them is 'don't get caught'

Nicholas Stuart
Updated October 4 2021 - 6:37am, first published 5:25am
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (right) on Friday announced she would resign from Parliament after news broke that she is being investigated by the NSW ICAC. Picture: Getty Images
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (right) on Friday announced she would resign from Parliament after news broke that she is being investigated by the NSW ICAC. Picture: Getty Images

I have absolutely no idea what Gladys Berejiklian is like as a person. Nor can I possibly form any sort of concrete view about whether she engaged in corrupt conduct or not. What I do know, however, is that the nearer you get to what you think might be the "truth" about any public figure - what they are like, the sort of person they are - certainty quickly evaporates into mist and fog.

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Nicholas Stuart

Nicholas Stuart is a Canberra writer.

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