Seven West chairman and Rich Lister Kerry Stokes gave a "personal guarantee" to the federal government that a half billion dollar upgrade to the Australian War Memorial would stay within its controversial budget.
New details of the plan – set to expand the footprint of the Canberra landmark by more than 80 per cent – have been revealed in documents obtained under freedom of information laws.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
