NSW opposition threatens to refer matter to corruption watchdog after auditor general’s scathing report on grants process
John Barilaro has been given 24 hours to explain his office’s involvement in a $100m bushfire recovery grants scheme before the New South Wales opposition leader, Chris Minns, refers the matter to the corruption watchdog.
Minns said on Friday morning the former deputy premier needed to disclose why his office created new rules for a fast-tracked black summer recovery grant scheme that in effect saw Labor electorates miss out entirely, as revealed in a scathing auditor general’s report.
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