Auditor-General Grant Hehir will decide within the next few weeks whether to review $423 million worth of government contracts awarded to little-known company Paladin on Manus Island after a closed tender.
The Auditor-General has also been asked to review an $82 million contract awarded to politically connected Papua New Guinean company NKW Holdings and look into why a building project on Manus Island was abruptly cancelled, costing taxpayers up to $9 million.
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