RSL announces independent review into its financial governance
The RSL will hold an independent investigation of consulting fees paid to national president Rod White and three NSW colleagues while they held voluntary positions.
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David Wroe
David Wroe is national security correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
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