Australian National Audit Office finds department of health’s administration of community health program ‘fell short of ethical requirements’
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The federal health department “fell short of ethical requirements” and deliberately breached commonwealth grant guidelines in administering a $2bn Morrison government community health program, the audit office has ruled in a blistering report.
The Australian National Audit Office found just two of 63 major projects were assessed as “highly suitable” for the Community Health and Hospitals Program (CHHP), which was meant to be a key benchmark to even be shortlisted.
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