Allegations of improperly awarded contracts worth millions, high-paying jobs doled out to friends, and conflicts of interest at a university are being aired during a corruption probe.
An inquiry by NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption into alleged nepotism at the University of Wollongong began on Monday to examine whether the supposed rot went all the way to the top.
The state's anti-corruption body is examining whether chancellor Michael Still, the university's chief governance officer Alyssa White or other staff and contractors improperly awarded or influenced a contract to Aspirall Consulting International.
The watchdog is additionally scrutinising whether Ms White, a former University of Sydney administrator, subverted recruitment processes or governance roles to benefit her friends and former colleagues at the Illawarra university.
