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Australian missile program records procurement and payment breaches
15.6MAUD
Financial and procurement blunders identified in the Defence document
An FOI document identified at least $15.6 million in financial and procurement errors within Australia’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Group. Defence later granted retrospective approval for $13.3 million in payments made without required legal sign-off.
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- 15.6MAUD
Financial and procurement blunders identified in the Defence document
“racked up at least $15.6 million in financial and procurement blunders”
- 13.3MAUD
Payments made before required legal approval
“including paying out $13.3 million before securing basic legal sign-off”
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Payments made in June 2023 before legal approval
“The defence document shows the administrative errors included two payments of $8.1 million and $5.2 million, which were made in June 2023.”