‘Fat cow’: ICAC’s Pink Lady text exchanges reveal plan for council jobs before they got them
Text messages revealed during an ICAC inquiry show that members of the Pink Ladies group plotted their entry into Parramatta Council. Roxanne Thornton referred to the then-mayor as a 'fat cow' and criticized her colleagues in the exchanges. The inquiry is investigating allegations of subverting recruitment processes to benefit friends and associates.
- ▪Roxanne Thornton called the Parramatta mayor a 'fat cow' in text messages before joining the council.
- ▪The messages were revealed during an ICAC public inquiry into the council's operations.
- ▪The inquiry is examining allegations of recruitment process manipulation by Thornton and her colleagues.
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