‘Fat cow’: ICAC’s Pink Lady text exchanges reveal plan for council jobs before they got them
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-05-22 12:12 UTC+10:00
Section: National / NSW
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Australia, Labour & Workers
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Snippet:
Before she started work at the City of Parramatta, Roxanne Thornton called its then-mayor “a fat cow” and her colleagues at another council “a bunch of f--- wits” in text message exchanges with the council’s newly appointed chief executive, Gail Connolly.
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