Government Officials Accidentally Overpaid by Millions Last Year

Government Officials Accidentally Overpaid by Millions Last Year
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Jessie Zhang
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A report has found that Australia’s high-earning government officials from Northern Territory received over $3.6 million ($US2.6 million) in overpayments in the last financial year, with some of the money still not recovered.

Australian Payroll Association revealed the territory’s largest employer overpaid one staff member by almost $100,000 in a single transaction, the largest payroll error made in the investigation.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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