Alleged illegal donations by Catholic Schools NSW to Liberals raise questions over use of taxpayer funds
by Penry Buckley and Krishani Dhanji from World news | The Guardian on (#77048)
Catholic Schools NSW's alleged donations to Liberal party show the need to ensure public money is spent for approved purposes, expert says
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An education funding expert says alleged illegal donations by Catholic Schools NSW to Liberal party operatives, under investigation by the state corruption watchdog, show governments need to check taxpayer funding was being spent according to its purposes" and not funnelled into political donations.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) is investigating allegations that political donations were made by Catholic Schools NSW in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps".
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