An outside audit of alleged corruption within a federal innovation program under the previous Coalition government could not substantiate claims of secret payments and insider information sharing.
But the accuser has challenged the findings, claiming the external audit was defective and part of the Industry department’s attempt to “cover up” a scandal that has dogged it for more than five years.
The department has rejected the fresh claims and says …
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