$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.
Fleur Anderson is based in the Canberra newsroom and writes on politics, policy and the economy. Fleur is known for writing the Financial Review's parliamentary sketch.
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