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state political reporter Adam Langenberg

Tasmanian government sitting on $23 million of unusable PPE bought during COVID supply chain crisis

A union official says he understands a large amount of purchased masks are unusable. (Reuters: Loren Elliott)

Tasmania's health department has revealed it is sitting on a $22.8 million stockpile of "unusable" personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased during the COVID pandemic.

The Tasmanian government has yet to recoup any money for the PPE — the majority of which has gone past its used-by date — or worked out how to dispose of it.

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