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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley and Krishani Dhanji

Alleged illegal donations by Catholic Schools NSW to Liberals raise questions over use of taxpayer funds

Students are seen at a primary school in Sydney
Icac is investigating donations made by Catholic Schools NSW to the Liberal party. Photograph: Bianca De Marchi/AAP

An education funding expert says alleged illegal donations by Catholic Schools NSW to Liberal party operatives, under investigation by the state corruption watchdog, show governments need to check taxpayer funding was “being spent according to its purposes” and not funnelled into political donations.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) is investigating allegations that political donations were made by Catholic Schools NSW “in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps”.

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