24 days ago · Australia
Liberal operative was offered $1,000 to get media to cover ‘grubby rumour’ minister was having affair, Icac hears
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Australia. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 03:47 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Liberal operative was offered $1,000 to get media to cover ‘grubby rumour’ minister was having affair, Icac hears”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Sharangan Maheswaran also told inquiry his bid for story on unsubstantiated rumour about then-Liberal minister David Elliott was ‘not a serious offer’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian World
- New development reported by The Guardian World
A ‘grubby rumour’ and a $5m extortion attempt: former Toplace executive gives Icac evidence
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian