澳大利亚维多利亚州政府高级公务员被发现故意隐瞒新冠疫情期间发放给不符合条件企业补助金的巨额损失。1廉政监察委员会的调查显示，相关部门向约9000家不符合资格的企业支付了约2.57亿澳元补助金，疑似总损失高达2.85亿澳元。1
该调查发现，副部长曾指示将所有涉及疑似损失的信息从报告草稿中删除。12022年提交给时任部长本·卡罗尔的简报包含"虚假和误导性"内容。1廉政监察委员会专员维多利亚·艾略特表示："这个特别报告揭露了高级公务人员的严重失职。"1
这项调查由举报人的投诉触发。1相关部门已于2023年被改组为就业、技能、产业和地区部门。1
Victoria's government has been found to have hidden the extent of losses from Covid-19 pandemic support payments distributed to ineligible businesses, according to an investigation by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.1 The state paid approximately $257 million in grants to around 9,000 ineligible enterprises, with suspected total losses reaching as high as $285 million.1 Senior officials deliberately withheld information about the scale of losses from their superiors and provided "false and misleading" briefing materials to then-minister Ben Carroll in 2022.1
The concealment came to light following a whistleblower complaint that triggered the special investigation.1 A deputy director instructed staff to remove all references to suspected losses from draft reports.1 Victoria Elliott, the Commissioner for Integrity and Accountability, stated: "This special report reveals serious misconduct by senior public servants."1 The department responsible for the grant scheme was subsequently restructured in 2023 and renamed the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.1
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