New South Wales’ anti-corruption watchdog has begun its public hearings into former state Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her previous secret relationship with Daryl Maguire. Maguire, who was the representative for Wagga Wagga, had been accused of abusing his public position to gain private benefits while in office from 2012 to 2018. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will hold daily hearings over the next two weeks to investigate whether Berejiklian’s former relationship put her in a position with a conflict of interest. In 2017 and 2018, two grants from the state government were promised to two organisations in Wagga Wagga, the Australian Clay Target Association and the Riverina Conservatorium of Music. At the time, Berejiklian was the state treasurer who oversaw the approval of state funding. ICAC will also investigate whether she breached the public trust by failing to report anything she suspected on “reasonable grounds” to be corrupt conduct …