“‘I have nothing to hide’: Redeemer Baptist School principal speaks for first time”

Key points

• 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.