PoliticsAustralia corruption in focus as Gladys Berejiklian inquiry opens
Former NSW premier denies wrongdoing while country slips in global 'clean' ranks
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces her resignation in Sydney on Oct. 1. She is now the subject of an inquiry into alleged corruption, though she denies any wrongdoing. © AAP Image via Reuters
ERIC MEIJER, Contributing writer
October 18, 2021 12:06 JST
SYDNEY -- An Australian corruption commission on Monday launched an inquiry into Gladys Berejiklian, the popular former premier of New South Wales who resigned on Oct. 1, regarding a case that is electrifying public debate over murky government dealings at the state and federal level.