# ICAC hears Liberal operative was offered $1,000 to push ‘grubby rumour’ about minister

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-23 03:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/23/sharangan-maheswaran-jean-nassif-david-elliott-affair-rumour-icac-ntwnfb

> Australia’s anti-corruption commission heard that Sharangan Maheswaran offered Liberal operative Jeremy Greenwood $1,000 to place media reports about an unsubstantiated affair and Covid-19 breach allegation involving former New South Wales minister David Elliott. Maheswaran called it “not a serious offer”; witnesses have accepted there was no evidence for the claims.