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‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage - SMH.com.au
‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage - SMH.com.au
- ‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage - SMH.com.au
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- ‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage - SMH.com.au.
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Total: 2 sources•Published: 16m ago•Last Updated: 6m ago
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- Left: ‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage - SMH.com.au
- Center: Former Labor Strathfield councillor Sharangan Maheswaran personally paid an investigator to trail the then police minister.
- Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
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Factuality: High 100%
Ownership: Brisbane Times (AU) (Corporate)
Timeline of this story
- 9m agoBrisbane Times (AU): Former Labor Strathfield councillor Sharangan Maheswaran personally paid an investigator to trail the then police minister.
- 9m agoSydney Morning Herald - Latest News (AU): ‘A thousand bucks for smear story’: Cash offered for negative Elliott coverage - SMH.com.au
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