![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) *About ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) # New South Wales Prime Minister resigns after corruption investigation into subsidies 15.10.2021, 21:11 (CEST) The Prime Minister of the Australian state of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian recently resigned. The reason? A corruption investigation because they have millions would have received dollars from the pharmaceutical industry to develop the (corona) vaccines \"push\". At least, that is what is claimed on social media (here and here archived) ## Judgement: Berejiklian resigned after a corruption investigation, but there is none evidence that it is linked to bribery by the pharmaceutical industry or the corona vaccines. In reality, the investigation concerns suspicious subsidies paid out between 2012 and 2018, years before the corona pandemic. ## Facts: The Prime Minister of the Australian state of New South Wales indeed took resigned in early October 2021 after she was investigated for corruption started. But there is no connection whatsoever with corona vaccines, the pandemic or the pharmaceutical industry. Berejiklian is accused of having subsidies between 2012 and 2018 paid to organizations in MP Daryl Maguire's district. She had a secret relationship with him between 2015 and 2020. She would have too failed to report corrupt behavior by her ex-partner. In total it would is 5.5 million Australian dollars, or 3.5 million euros. It investigation is led by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and is ongoing. Maguire left politics in 2018 after it came to light that he used his political office for his own financial gain. The ICAC reopened the investigation into Maguire in September. The erroneous claim was shared in several countries and the British fact checkers from Full Fact already wrote about it. (State of play: 15/10/2021) ## Links: Facebook post I (archived) Facebook post II (archived) Gladys Berejiklian resignation ABC News (archived) Fact check Fullfact (archived) Article The Guardian (archived) The Guardian on Daryl Maguire and reopening investigation (archived here and here) Overview of ICAC research (archived) Berejiklian-Maguire relationship timeline The Sydney Morning Herald (archived) Contact the dpa fact check team: factcheck-belgium@dpa.com powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
Prime Minister of Australian state New South Wales resigns after corruption investigation She took millions from the pharmaceutical industry to promote the corona vaccines