Was desperate', tearful Alyssa White tells ICAC's UOW hearing

Was desperate', tearful Alyssa White tells ICAC's UOW hearing covers allegations heard by Australia’s anti-corruption body in a long-running University of Wollongong case. The report says Alyssa White, giving evidence for a third day and appearing tearful, told the Independent Commission Against Corruption it was “desperate” and that she tried to help friends and former colleagues obtain jobs in UOW’s governance and policy unit by subverting recruiting processes. It also states she admitted providing inside information to Stephen Phillips, now UOW’s vice-president (operations), including confidential slides from a business diagnostic consultant, KordaMentha, and details about other candidates and the selection panel. A focus was the creation of a controversial $388,000 executive position—vice-president (strategy and executive affairs)—amid financial trouble and job losses. Evidence referenced communications about whether her appointment should be direct, later shifting toward competitive recruitment.