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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

BAE Systems tries to bill Australian taxpayers $55,000 for Christmas cards and decorations

BAE Systems Australia ANAO Julian Hill Adelaide
Baubles on a Christmas tree
Australia’s defence department has disallowed a $54,875 expenses claim by BAE Systems for Christmas cards and decorations in a frigate-building project in Adelaide, an audit reveals. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock

One of the world’s biggest defence contractors tried to bill the Australian government $55,000 for Christmas cards and decorations, an audit report reveals.

The Department of Defence overruled the Christmas-related invoice from a subsidiary of the British contractor BAE Systems but gave initial approval for an “adventure room” social event.

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