NSW government underspent on PPE and mental health, audit of $7.5bn Covid spending finds
by Tamsin Rose from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZEQQ)
Auditor general says state agencies forked out close to $200m on faulty imported masks and ventilators
The New South Wales government underspent on personal protective equipment and mental health services and forked out close to $200m on faulty imported masks and ventilators as part of the state's $7.5bn pandemic expenditure, a review has found.
The auditor general released a detailed report on Friday after examining the state's spending from the first case detected in January 2020 to the middle of 2021.
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