‘We have something that will kill Elliott’: Icac questions former Labor councillor over message
First reported Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:33:00 GMT · Last updated
<p>Sharangan Maheswaran denies message he received about NSW minister was related to work for fugitive property developer</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/18/labor-migration-plan-tony-burke-coalition-qantas-renewable-energy-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A former Labor councillor says he had a “common interest” with a conservative Liberal operative, but denied that a message he received about damaging the reputation of NSW Liberal minister David Elliott was related to political work for a fugitive property developer, an inquiry has heard.</p><p>Sharangan Maheswaran told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Friday that a message sent to him by lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood claiming “We have something that will kill Elliott” did not relate to work by Greenwood’s company Beckington for Jean Nassif
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<p>Sharangan Maheswaran denies message he received about NSW minister was related to work for fugitive property developer</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/18/labor-migration-plan-tony-burke-coalition-qantas-renewable-energy-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A former Labor councillor says he had a “common interest” with a conservative Liberal operative, but denied that a message he received about damaging the reputation of NSW Liberal minister David Elliott was related to political work for a fugitive property developer, an inquiry has heard.</p><p>Sharangan Maheswaran told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Friday that a message sent to him by lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood claiming “We have something that will kill Elliott” did not relate to work by Greenwood’s company Beckington for Jean Nassif
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:33:00 GMT
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