Icac to hand down findings into Gladys Berejiklian almost two years after resignation

Gladys Berejiklian resigned as premier of NSW in 2021 after Icac widened its initial investigation to include her conduct in public office. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The New South Wales corruption watchdog will finally hand down the findings of an inquiry that claimed the political career of Gladys Berejiklian on Thursday, almost two years after her resignation.

Key Liberal figures have this week come out in support of the Covid-era premier and criticised the way the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) operation into Berejiklian and the former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire was handled.