David Davis has hit out at the Andrews government who 'tried to cover its tracks' after a Labor MP reportedly interfered with the state's anti-corruption report.
Victorian Shadow Treasurer David Davis claims the Andrews government has"tried to cover its tracks" after a Labor MP reportedly interfered with the state's Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Audit.
Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 “This very committee, the independence and oversight committee that should be helping the independent agencies, protecting the independent agencies is actually covering up for the government," he told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “In this case Dustin Halse, the chair of the committee, should not have been tampering with an independent audit report. He should not have been instructing those auditors to remove references to funding.
The joint investigation uncovered “concerning practices” including hiring unqualified people into publicly funded roles to facilitate factional work, nepotism, forging of signatures, bullying behaviour and attempts to interfere in government grants.
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