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

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-15 02:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/15/vic-gov-hid-285m-loss-from-covid-grants-corruption-watchdog-ibac-finds-ntwnfb

> 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.