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Victorian Public Servants Hid $285M Loss From Covid Grants to Ineligible Firms

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  • •Victoria's Ibac found up to $285 million was lost through Covid-19 grants improperly awarded to ineligible businesses
  • •Senior public servants deliberately withheld information about the scale of the financial loss, according to the investigation
  • •Whistleblowers were applauded by Ibac for exposing the concealment

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