Tasmania corruption watchdog clears $40m fox eradication scheme suspected of fabricating poo
by Australian Associated Press from on (#3B0H3)
Authenticity of droppings and carcasses used as evidence for Tasmanian government-funded fox hunt was questioned
A $40m Tasmanian fox eradication scheme that failed to find a single live fox has been cleared of misconduct over allegations droppings were planted to falsify the animal's existence and secure funding.
Independent upper house MP Ivan Dean lodged a complaint with Tasmania's Integrity Commission last year over two controversial programs that ran from 2002 to 2014.
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