We will arrest an Indigenous woman for $18m fraud but not a white man who commits $3.2b fraud???

We won’t arrest a Liberal Party member. That’s the takeaway. An education funding expert says alleged illegal donations by Catholic Schools NSW to Liberal party operatives, under investigation by the state corruption watchdog, show governments need to check taxpayer funding was “being spent according to its purposes” and not funnelled into political donations. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) is investigating allegations that political donations were made by Catholic Schools NSW “in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps”. It is alleged the donations were arranged and approved by the Catholic Schools NSW chief executive, Dallas McInerney, to recruit or renew members to the party – a practice known as “branch stacking”. Catholic Schools NSW is the governing body for nearly 600 schools. Cobbold said nearly 80% of funding for Catholic schools comes from federal and state funding, or around $3.8bn in 2024. As a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), it would be at risk of losing its charitable status and tax exemptions if it is found to have a “disqualifying political purpose”. (The Guardian)