Auditor-General criticises $24 million govt contract to fund Gumboot Friday
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The Auditor-General has criticised the awarding of a $24 million dollar government contract to fund Mike King's Gumboot Friday iniatiative. In a letter to the Health Minister, John Ryan said several aspects of the procurement process are "unusual and inconsistent" with good practice, Anusha Bradley has been looking into this and spoke to Lisa Owen.
