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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

Council staff dubbed the ‘Pink Ops’ allegedly promoted friends, NSW anti-corruption watchdog hears

Parramatta’s CBD. Icac is investigating the conduct of councillors.
Parramatta’s CBD. Icac is investigating the conduct of councillors. Photograph: Steve Christo/Corbis/Getty Images

A New South Wales anti-corruption inquiry is investigating whether three friends in powerful positions at a western Sydney council, who called themselves the “Pink Ops”, subverted recruitment and promotion processes to benefit friends.

The NSW Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) held its first day of public hearings on Monday into allegations concerning Parramatta council’s former chief executive Gail Connolly, as well as council employees Roxanne Thornton and Angela Jones-Blayney and other staff.

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