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Revealed: The secret backroom dealings behind $1.1bn lotto licence deal
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The auditor-general has laid bare how the government struck a 40-year extension of Victoria’s lotto licence, prompting criticism that it used the deal to prop up the budget.
- The auditor-general has laid bare how the government struck a 40-year extension of Victoria’s lotto licence, prompting criticism that it used the deal to prop up the budget.
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- Revealed: The secret backroom dealings behind $1.1b lotto licence deal
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- Left: The auditor-general has laid bare how the government struck a 40-year extension of Victoria’s lotto licence, prompting criticism that it used the deal to prop up the budget.
- Center: The auditor-general has laid bare how the government struck a 40-year extension of Victoria’s lotto licence, prompting criticism that it used the deal to prop up the budget.
- Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
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- 18m agoBrisbane Times (AU): The auditor-general has laid bare how the government struck a 40-year extension of Victoria’s lotto licence, prompting criticism that it use
- 18m agoThe Age (AU): The auditor-general has laid bare how the government struck a 40-year extension of Victoria’s lotto licence, prompting criticism that it use
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