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Businessman believes fellow Liberal passed on details of Reformers request to ABC The inquiry hears that Maré told a fellow Liberal about the Reformers request. Counsel assisting, Juliet Curtin, reads out a text message from the friend, in which he says: By the way, still can’t believe that approach due by Christian Ellis and [Jean-Claude] Perrottet was thinking $50,000 would stack more than Alex Hawke’s seat. I reckon it would actually be to supplement their incomes. I understand Ellis has been buying up property. Asked if he believed the Reformers he met with were asking for money for personal use, Maré says he thought they were “genuine” at the time.

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