Ex-NSW School Infrastructure Boss Charged with Corruption

0:00Former school infrastructure. New South Wales boss Anthony Manning has been ruled corrupt by the independent commission against corruption for handing. Out jobs and fat contracts to his buddies using money meant for school builds. Under his watch from June 2017 to February 2024, the agency blew $344 million on temporary. Workers pulling cash from school project budgets to cover it up. One-pow scored a gig paying the equivalent of $644,000 a year without any real hiring process. This cronyism hit hard, delaying schools and booming Sydney suburbs and leaving families high and dry. Staff who pushed back got the boot and public funds for kids' education went to mates instead. The commission wants prosecutors to charge Manning with misconduct in office and lying under oath. Two associates, Martin Berry and Wendy O'Brien also got tagged as corrupt and referred for possible charges. Now the New South Wales government faces 16 fixes, like audits and better red flag checks

1:04while politicians from both sides sling blame over who. Let this drag on too long. That's the story for today. Sydney News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.