$1b channelled through payroll company
More than $1 billion was channelled through the payroll company at the heart of the fraud case that has rocked the ATO.
Neil Chenoweth, Investigative Reporter
Neil Chenoweth writes on News specialising in Politics, Media & Marketing. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Neil is a mutlple Walkley Award winning investigative journalist.
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