Campus NSW
‘Ignore the letter’: Schools boss intervened over contractor friend’s pay, inquiry told
The ICAC has heard that after questions were raised about a cycling buddy’s $2800-a-day pay, Anthony Manning asked for the document to be withdrawn.
- Lucy Carroll
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Parents in the dark as northern beaches school faces axe
A school in Sydney’s north is at risk of closing its doors after the school lost more than 200 students over the past six years.
- Lucy Carroll
Schools boss signed off on $67,000 ‘fungus bench’ that was flagged as biosecurity hazard
The former school building boss has denied showing favouritism, despite his “communications fairy godmother” writing the brief for a tender her company won.
- Michael McGowan
‘Communications fairy godmother’ had contract extended three times without tender, ICAC hears
The inquiry also heard Anthony Manning twice accepted tickets to the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix from a School Infrastructure client without declaring them.
- Michael McGowan
The schools boss, the 120 messages and a multimillion-dollar contract
The former head of the NSW school building unit has conceded that he should have disclosed his relationship with the director of consulting firm Paxon Group.
- Lucy Carroll
‘I probably should have’: Manning makes admission to ICAC inquiry over friendship
Anthony Manning went through lengthy questioning about his friendship with a consultant whose company earned more than $3 million between 2018 and 2022.
- Michael McGowan
‘With hindsight, yes’: Former schools boss admits he should have disclosed conflicts, ICAC hears
Anthony Manning appeared in the witness stand for the first time, where the anti-corruption watchdog heard he had referred to public servants as “oxygen thieves”.
- Michael McGowan and Michael Ruffles
Buck’s party and housewarming came in months before lucrative schools gig, inquiry told
Martin Berry told the ICAC he was brought in to work on “three property transactions” for public schools planned at Chatswood, Wentworth Point and Westmead.
- Lucy Carroll
Why international students love Sydney’s in-demand public schools
Students like Liwon Ahn love Australia, but shrinking availability is making it more difficult for international students to enrol in Sydney’s public schools.
- Emily Kowal
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
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