{"id":"c143a3da-8166-4d54-a1ad-36d7efff778a","url":"https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/i-have-nothing-to-hide-redeemer-baptist-school-principal-speaks-for-first-time-20260902-p60tol.html","domain":"smh.com.au","outlet":{"name":"The Sydney Morning Herald","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"‘I have nothing to hide’: Redeemer Baptist School principal speaks for first time","plainHeadline":"Redeemer Baptist School under parliamentary inquiry over wage and control allegations","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Independent Education Union filed Federal Court application to recover wages for two former staff.","Claims allege staff were treated as volunteers and not paid according to law.","Parliamentary inquiry extended; potential for more applicants to join the case.","Inquiry examines allegations of severe abuse, coercive control, and possible forced labour.","School headmaster Russell Bailey denies allegations; inquiry resumed October 12."],"topics":["Politics","Education","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T09:30:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T10:11:41.272Z","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."}