{"id":"1f59fced-1343-4a17-94f4-c1a6176e0d70","url":"https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/i-have-nothing-to-hide-redeemer-baptist-school-principal-speaks-for-first-time-20260902-p60tol.html","domain":"theage.com.au","outlet":{"name":"The Age","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false,"owner":"Nine Entertainment Co."},"title":"‘I have nothing to hide’: Redeemer Baptist School principal speaks for first time","plainHeadline":"Redeemer Baptist School principal says he has nothing to hide","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Independent Education Union applies to Federal Court to recover wages for two former staffers at Redeemer Baptist School.","Staff were treated as volunteers, prompting wage repayment claims and potential wider actions.","Parliamentary inquiry into Redeemer Baptist School expands as allegations of abuse surface.","NSW Anti-Slavery Commission discusses possible criminal offences including forced labour and servitude.","School headmaster Russell Bailey denies beliefs that volunteer work equates to slavery and resists allegations."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T09:30:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T10:19:46.779Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/87e6ec39-6cef-452d-999f-56c50aa3cb57","storyId":"87e6ec39-6cef-452d-999f-56c50aa3cb57","image":"https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/a846b46b41c728dff2cdf92551999846cc18ad31","author":"Emily Kowal","dek":"A controversial Sydney private school faces the prospect of having to repay thousands in wages to staff who claim to have been exploited."}