Angela Jones-Blayney spent a second day in the witness box, this time explaining why she had deleted texts with interview questions in them.

The ICAC heard Gail Connolly, former Parramatta council chief, offered her niece a job as personal assistant to the mayor over text message.

A council executive sent derisive messages to the former chief executive about employees, months before either of them were hired.

Angela Jones-Blayney spent a second day in the witness box, this time explaining why she had deleted texts with interview questions in them.