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Michael Ruffles

Sydney

Deputy State Topic Editor at Sydney Morning Herald

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  • 2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Michael McGowan |Michael Ruffles

    By Michael McGowan and Michael Ruffles June 12, 2025 — 6.04pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The former chief executive of the NSW government’s school building unit has admitted to the anti-corruption watchdog that “with hindsight” he should have declared potential conflicts of interest over his relationships with some of the consultants at the centre of the long-running probe into his time at the agency.

  • 2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Michael McGowan |Michael Ruffles |Lucy Carroll

    Manning ICAC inquiry LIVE updates: Former head of School Infrastructure NSW to appearSaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeKey postsHide key postsGo to latestWelcome to our coverage of the inquiryBy Michael RufflesHello and welcome to our live coverage of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption’s public hearing in the investigation of School Infrastructure NSW.

  • 2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Michael McGowan |Michael Ruffles

    Pinned post from By Michael RufflesHello and welcome to our live coverage of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption’s public hearing in the investigation of School Infrastructure NSW. After nearly six weeks, the key subject of the inquiry, Anthony Manning, is due to give evidence from 11.50am.

  • 1 month ago | smh.com.au | Michael Ruffles

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Most of us can dream up plenty of ways to spend a spare $2.8 million. Round-the-world trips at the pointy end of the plane, champagne and lobster, perhaps a new wardrobe. Then there are debts, school fees, etc – it’s a sum that would clear most mortgages, even in Sydney. Neville Halse did none of the above. He gave his fortune to the State Library of NSW.

  • 1 month ago | theage.com.au | Michael Ruffles

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Most of us can dream up plenty of ways to spend a spare $2.8 million. Round-the-world trips at the pointy end of the plane, champagne and lobster, perhaps a new wardrobe. Then there are debts, school fees, etc – it’s a sum that would clear most mortgages, even in Sydney. Neville Halse did none of the above. He gave his fortune to the State Library of NSW.

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26 Apr 25

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Michael Ruffles @TheRuffStuff
2 Jul 24

RT @Kate_McClymont: I'm speaking about all manner of skullduggery and intrigue at Parliament House on 10 July. The event is to raise funds…

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Michael Ruffles @TheRuffStuff
30 Jun 24

RT @Kate_McClymont: 👏👏Too (two) right! Court reporters, the Herald’s unsung journalists @MWhitbourn @_SarahMcPhee https://t.co/ythufwJcox