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Multimillion-dollar icare contracts were awarded in 'sham tender'
The tender process to build a claims and billing platform for icare’s workers compensation scheme took less than three weeks.
- by Adele Ferguson
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'Too much spin': icare board papers reveal business is a 'shambles'
The inner workings of scandal-ridden icare’s board read like an insiders club, where bad news was buried and directors were being spun by management.
- by Adele Ferguson
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Dominic Perrottet
icare has spent more than $8 million with one executive recruiter
The troubled public insurer paid a head-hunting firm more than $8 million for its services, including a $7.23 million contract that breached NSW government procurement guidelines.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Dominic Perrottet
Perrottet's staffer hired under a 'sham arrangement'
A former US Republican political staffer hired to work for NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet cost government insurer icare at least $700,000 in wages despite barely working for the agency.
- by Adele Ferguson
ALP
NSW Labor to introduce bill to end bonuses for icare executives
The top eight executives at the embattled state insurance agency enjoyed $8 million in combined salary and bonuses in two years.
- by Lucy Cormack
State Parliament
Icare staff got tickets to Buble concert, flights and shopping vouchers
Senior staff at the besieged state insurer accepted gifts worth about $65,000 since 2015 from major contractors, including Capgemini, PwC and KPMG, documents show.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Opinion
Opinion
Link drawn into icare drama as new CEO takes reins
A whistleblower claims former icare chief executive and new Link CEO Vivek Bhatia belittled and intimidated him when he raised compliance concerns.
- by Adele Ferguson
Dominic Perrottet
Employment of icare staffers in Treasurer's office unlawful: hearing
The secondment of two key staffers from embattled public insurance giant icare, which forced the resignation of the NSW Treasurer's most senior adviser, was unlawful, according to a committee hearing.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Dominic Perrottet
Former NSW Labor leader to chair troubled public insurer
Former NSW Labor leader John Robertson will be tasked with overhauling the state's troubled insurer icare.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Liberal Party
Icare awards $18m in contracts to firm with extensive Liberal Party ties
ASX-listed IVE Group, run by former NSW Liberal Party president Geoff Selig, picked up work from scandal-ridden icare that never went to tender.
- by Adele Ferguson
Analysis
Analysis
Who else needs to scream before real change happens at icare?
The scandal-ridden icare was in turmoil on Friday as it scrambled to announce the sudden departure of its second most senior executive.
- by Adele Ferguson