PoliticsSenior Victorian officials concealed Covid grant losses of up to A$285m

An integrity commission found that senior officials concealed the scale of losses from pandemic grants paid to about 9,000 ineligible businesses. The Victorian government spent an estimated A$257m, while suspected losses may have reached A$285m. Officials also issued misleading information, but the report made no adverse finding against current premier Ben Carroll.

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