NSW government spends $400,000 on consultants before outsourcing Sydney Water asset

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The New South Wales government spent $400,000 on consultants’ reports before the outsourcing of a Sydney Water asset revealed in an explosive tranche of documents, which Labor has used to accuse the Coalition of wanting to privatise the utility.

Annual reports published by the state-owned corporation reveal the consultancy firm KPMG was paid in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years for advice on an advanced water recycling centre in Kemps Creek.

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