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$285m COVID cover-up exposed by whistleblowers

WAtoday · 15 October 2026 at 11:27 am

$285m COVID cover-up exposed by whistleblowers

Two senior bureaucrats attempted to hide government grants being incorrectly paid to more than 9000 ineligible businesses, according to a new IBAC report.

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