From Hunters Hill to the Star and beyond: The ultimate ICAC pub crawl across Sydney

September 29, 2026 — 7:30pm

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After 38 days of entertaining, intriguing and, at times, infuriating hearings, it was a “sellout” for the very last day of the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny.

One of those competing for a seat in the public gallery, Rose, told the Herald that she wants to establish an ICAC pub crawl.

First stop would be the Hunters Hill Hotel, where the now-fired head of Catholic Schools NSW, Dallas McInerney, discovered his account blocked on a Friday night. Over the weekend, he managed to do a “factory reset” on his phone and iPad, wiping all the contents.

McInerney was between ICAC appearances and was given the weekend to produce any messages between him and certain other persons of interest to the inquiry. But when he returned after the break, he informed the commission his bank account had been compromised and he’d done a factory reset.

Accused of engaging in “a transparent attempt to wipe evidence”, McInerney was aghast. “Had I wanted to do any malfeasance of that nature, I would have had quite the runway to do that,” McInerney protested.

Next stop, offered Rose, would be The Royal Oak........

© The Sydney Morning Herald