Private interview transcripts reveal details of Daryl Maguire's relationship with NSW premier – as it happened
Former NSW Liberal MP appears in Icac hearing that could decide the premier's future. This blog is now closed
8.30am BST
OK, I'm going to close the blog (again) now while Christopher Knaus and I continue to trawl through these documents. There are more than 2,000 pages, so, you know, think of me while you're having fun tonight.
I'll be back tomorrow, with the hearings to resume at 10am.
8.19am BST
The newly tendered evidence also reveals an interesting perspective on the oil and gas lobby and its contact with federal MPs.
Malcolm Roberts, the former chief executive of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, was called in by Icac investigators to talk about a meeting he had with Darly Maguire in 2018 at a Canberra coffee shop.
MPs would occasionally be in touch, usually just to find a contact, you know? So, occasionally, you'll have an MP who might say, I have a constituent who has a problem' and they will not ... usually do anything other than just connect to parties.
So most recently, for example, I've had a federal member of parliament - who had a local business - that was struggling to work out where they were going to buy their next supply of gas from, and the company soon contacted me directly to say that their local of member of parliament had suggested they speak to me, whether there was any connections in the industry they should make to seek, whether there are alternative contracts available.
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