The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) hears evidence about alleged attempts to identify or manage information leaks within a council. According to testimony reported by multiple outlets, a former employee tells the corruption watchdog that they were asked to search for any emails sent by a councillor to a journalist from The Sydney Morning Herald. The employee’s account is that the request was driven by concerns over information reaching the media, which the testimony describes in terms of heightened suspicion and fear of further leaks. ICAC is examining how internal information was handled and whether any inappropriate steps were taken to influence or investigate a councillor’s communications. The reporting across the outlets focuses on the same core allegation: that the former council staff member was directed to locate relevant emails connected to a councillor’s correspondence with a Herald reporter. The matter is before ICAC and forms part of its broader investigation into alleged corrupt conduct or misconduct involving council officials and the management of information.