NSW RSL prepares for major financial audit
The NSW branch of the RSL is preparing to launch a forensic audit of the past seven years' spending by its senior leadership amid concerns about possible fraud and questions about financial transparency.
David Wroe is national security correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
The NSW branch of the RSL is preparing to launch a forensic audit of the past seven years' spending by its senior leadership amid concerns about possible fraud and questions about financial transparency.
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