Anthony Segaert
Anthony Segaert is the Parramatta bureau chief at The Sydney Morning Herald. He was previously an urban affairs reporter.
‘I shouldn’t have said that’: Sacked Parramatta council boss makes concessions on the ICAC stand
Connolly is accused of subverting recruitment practices, disclosing confidential information for her own benefit and spying on council staff and an elected official.
- Anthony Segaert
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The ‘vibes’ that made a council boss think she’d be sacked a year before she was
Connolly has returned to the ICAC for a fourth day, as she answers questions about information she gave to councillors about the exits of senior staff. Follow live.
- Cindy Yin and Anthony Segaert
Sacked council CEO denies saying staff ‘dressed like homeless people’, ICAC hears
On her third day as a witness at the inquiry, Gail Connolly was asked about the departures of former staff members.
- Anthony Segaert and Cindy Yin
- Exclusive
- ICAC
As Parramatta ICAC inquiry hears of alleged corrupt conduct, councillors debate its severity
“There are different levels of corruption”, one councillor told her colleagues about the allegations aired at the ICAC.
- Anthony Segaert
ICAC Operation Navarra as it happened: Ousted Parramatta Council CEO Gail Connolly breaks down again as she tells ICAC she sent anonymous email
Gail Connolly is accused of spying on staff and a councillor and misusing council information, processes and public money. Follow live.
- Ellie Busby and Anthony Segaert
ICAC Operation Navarra as it happened: Ousted Parramatta Council CEO Gail Connolly gives evidence, breaks down
The ICAC is investigating whether Connolly subverted recruitment processes to benefit her friends and whether she spied on staff and a councillor.
- Anthony Segaert, Ellie Busby and Michael Ruffles
- Exclusive
- Sydney councils
This Sydney councillor calls himself the ‘1 per cent accountant’. Now he’s been caught
Peter Ristevski is a controversial independent on Liverpool Council. But it’s his accounting firm that has got him in hot water most recently.
- Anthony Segaert
‘Want to work with my team at Parra?’ Former CEO’s message to niece revealed at ICAC
The ICAC heard Gail Connolly, former Parramatta council chief, offered her niece a job as personal assistant to the mayor over text message.
- Anthony Segaert
Parramatta ICAC target breaks down, lashes out at ‘public shaming’
Roxanne Thornton had appeared at the inquiry over four days. The final 30 minutes of her evidence led to a teary outburst.
- Anthony Segaert
This new Sydney suburb almost had it all – but spent more than a decade waiting for one thing
It’s taken 13 years and 450 desperate residents to finally get Macarthur Heights a bus.
- Anthony Segaert