Icac witness asked about ‘filthy schools money’ messages – as it happened
Guardian AU
•Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:14:32 GMT
📰 What Happened
This Guardian Australia live blog covered a packed Thursday of politics and news, headlined by an Icac witness being asked about 'filthy schools money' messages during the Operation Rosny hearings. Other events included Jean-Claude Perrottet uncertain why he received $5,000 monthly sums, an evacuation after a toxic industrial shed fire in Port Adelaide, the first H5 bird flu confirmed in an Australian land-based bird, and the ABC apologising to Gina Rinehart over a Race Around the World episode.
🔍 The Backstory
The blog aggregated a day in which Icac's Operation Rosny corruption hearings dominated, the federal parliamentary inquiry into racism heard Pauline Hanson's rhetoric had 'racist intent', and news outlets navigated multiple unfolding stories from bird flu to SpaceX losses affecting Gina Rinehart.
🎯 Why It Matters
Live blogs like this capture the full texture of a news day, showing how multiple significant stories — corruption hearings, public safety, disease, media accountability — unfold simultaneously. The range of items reflects the breadth of Australian political and social concerns on a single day.
This Guardian Australia live blog covered a packed Thursday of politics and news, headlined by an Icac witness being asked about 'filthy schools money' messages during the Operation Rosny hearings. Other events included Jean-Claude Perrottet uncertain why he received $5,000 monthly sums, an evacuation after a toxic industrial shed fire in Port Adelaide, the first H5 bird flu confirmed in an Australian land-based bird, and the ABC apologising to Gina Rinehart over a Race Around the World episode.
The blog aggregated a day in which Icac's Operation Rosny corruption hearings dominated, the federal parliamentary inquiry into racism heard Pauline Hanson's rhetoric had 'racist intent', and news outlets navigated multiple unfolding stories from bird flu to SpaceX losses affecting Gina Rinehart.
Live blogs like this capture the full texture of a news day, showing how multiple significant stories — corruption hearings, public safety, disease, media accountability — unfold simultaneously. The range of items reflects the breadth of Australian political and social concerns on a single day.