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ICAC witness Martin Berry (right) leaves the commission on Tuesday.

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

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Wait Mate co-founder Jessica Mendoza-Roth said smartphones “are like pokies in children’s pockets”.

Gaming, smartphone addiction starts in primary school as daily screen times soar

The study of students in years four to eight found the average daily screen time for junior high schoolers was nine hours a day.

  • Jordan Baker
Neutral Bay Public School

Sydney student wins $276,000 in damages over ‘fateful’ school long jump

A north shore primary school student was left with serious injuries during a long-jumping session at the school’s sandpit.

  • David Barwell
Strathfield Girls High School’s international students Liwon Ahn,  Yashan Liang and Changyue Liu.

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
Witness Martin Berry (left) arrives at the Independent Commission Against Corruption after lunch on Friday.

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
Anthony Courtman at ICAC

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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State government principals have been granted new powers.

Northland machete brawlers should be kicked out of school, government says

The state government is giving principals expanded powers to punish out-of-school conduct, but the profession is worried.

  • Noel Towell, Nicole Precel and Bridie Smith
More school students will be able to join in on school camps at the popular tourist destination.

Rottnest Island school camps more affordable for WA parents under new scheme

A subsidy of up to $150 will help families who otherwise may not have been able to give their child the chance to join arguably one of the state’s more expensive school excursions.

  • Holly Thompson
Impressions of Australia’s first Hindu School

Revealed: The plans for Australia’s first Hindu school

On a block of land in western Sydney, Australia’s fastest-growing religious group is planning its first foray into mainstream education.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
Stuart Suthern-Brunt (centre) outside the Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing on Tuesday.

‘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

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