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Paper trail tracks alleged downfall of Parramatta's Pink Ladies

ABC Australia · Jun 12, 2026, 9:17 PM

Key takeaways

  • Angela Jones-Blayney, Gail Connolly and Roxanne Thornton are subject to an ICAC investigation into alleged misconduct at the City of Parramatta.
  • Over the past five weeks, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has held a public inquiry into misconduct allegations against City of Parramatta former CEO Gail Connolly and other staff.
  • Her friends and senior council staff Roxanne Thornton and Angela Jones-Blayney were also subject to the corruption watchdog's probe.

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Angela Jones-Blayney, Gail Connolly and Roxanne Thornton are subject to an ICAC investigation into alleged misconduct at the City of Parramatta. (Supplied: NSW ICAC)

Link copied Share Share article. The professional and personal lives of Sydney's self-described Pink Ladies have been examined in forensic detail for all to see.

Over the past five weeks, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has held a public inquiry into misconduct allegations against City of Parramatta former CEO Gail Connolly and other staff.

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