Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears

Source: The Guardian 1 hour ago

Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bank

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The chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW has denied he performed a factory reset on a work phone and iPad to wipe critical evidence for an investigation into allegations of corruption in the New South Wales Liberals, an inquiry has heard.

On Wednesday, Dallas McInerney revealed he had performed the factory reset over the weekend after giving evidence to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) last week.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/19/catholic-schools-nsw-chief-wiped-phone-icac-evidence-ntwnfb

Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears

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