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‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage
Former Labor Strathfield councillor Sharangan Maheswaran personally paid an investigator to trail the then police minister.
Reported by The Age
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The Age‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverageSydney Morning Herald‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverageThe Age‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverageSydney Morning Herald‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage7 recorded states
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