Former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian is back in the hot seat of the state's inquiry this morning.
Ms Berejikilian last week faced five hours of questioning in the ICAC witness box, as the anti-corruption watchdog looks at whether or not she breached the public trust.
Today Ms Berejikilian will face more questions from counsel assisting and also be cross-examined further about her secret relationship with Daryl Maguire.
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ICAC is investigating whether the former premier had a conflict of interest when she awarded multi-million-dollar grants to projects in Mr Maguire's electorate.
Last week, the inquiry heard a 2018 phone call where Ms Berejiklian told her then-secret boyfriend she would, in her words, "throw money at his Wagga Wagga electorate"
Ms Berejiklian resigned at the end of September when ICAC body announced a public hearing into whether her conduct involved a breach of public trust.
Ms Berejiklian has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
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On Friday Ms Berejiklian doubled down on claims her secret relationship with Mr Maguire was not "sufficient" enough to declare, despite admitting she was in love with him and had "aspirations" to marry him.
When questioned over whether she would have disclosed the relationship if she "had her time over again", she said she "would not have".
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