ICAC
A new boss, his buddies and a $2.6 billion cash splash: Inside the ICAC probe into School Infrastructure
The ICAC is investigating a unit that insiders say “pushed the boundaries” when it came to department rules.
- Michael McGowan and Lucy Carroll
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School building boss asked staff to ‘chase’ friend over tender scheme
In December 2017 Anthony Manning told Martin Berry that a department contractor had been “chasing you for me” but was “not aware of our connection”.
- Michael McGowan
Unravelling top schools unit’s network of consultants and 1400 contingent workers
On Thursday, the ICAC heard evidence from Michael Palassis, head of consulting firm Paxon Group, which was awarded a lucrative contract with School Infrastructure when the agency was first set up.
- Lucy Carroll
Schools unit contractor was paid $2.4m with no formal job description
While Anthony Courtman worked for School Infrastructure, he was also engaged by a consultancy company that billed the agency for his work.
- Lucy Carroll
‘No secrets in there’: The photos and the files at centre of ICAC inquiry
A former contractor to the NSW schools building unit has conceded to a corruption watchdog he should have deleted files he downloaded before going on to tender for a lucrative contract with the agency.
- Christopher Harris
Inside the ‘clown show’: ICAC grills school unit’s $2800-a-day executive
The former boss of the NSW school building unit approved a cycling friend’s $2800-a-day job without declaring a conflict of interest, the watchdog has heard.
- Lucy Carroll
Friend of schools boss worked on $600,000 contract before it was approved, ICAC hears
On Friday the ICAC heard from Martin Berry, whose company, Heathwest, earned more than $3 million during Anthony Manning’s time as the state’s school infrastructure boss.
- Michael McGowan
‘It was dodgy’: ICAC told of concerns over multimillion-dollar schools contract
An education official says she warned top executives in School Infrastructure about a contract, and that “the whole process was wrong”, but that she got the brush-off.
- Lucy Carroll
Schools boss paid friend $100,000 for two months’ work, ICAC hears
ICAC’s investigation into former School Infrastructure NSW boss Anthony Manning heard he had a “command and control” management style that led to hiring rules being broken.
- Michael McGowan
Multimillion-dollar schools contract steered to ‘communications fairy godmother’, ICAC hears
The corruption inquiry also heard a private contractor was paid $1.65 million over the three years that he worked for School Infrastructure NSW.
- Lucy Carroll
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