Western Sydney Airport Deal May Have Defrauded Australian Taxpayers

Western Sydney Airport Deal May Have Defrauded Australian Taxpayers
A general view is seen in preparation for the Western Sydney airport on September 24, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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Australian taxpayers may have been defrauded when the infrastructure department paid $30 million for land worth $3 million near the Western Sydney Airport.

Auditor-General Grant Hehir referred the deal to federal police earlier this year, more than two months before releasing an explosive report on the purchase.

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