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Auditor slams government 'ethics' in airport land deal

John Kehoe

The Auditor-General has blasted the "ethical standards" of the federal government for overpaying $26.7 million to a billionaire property owner for land slated for the long-term development of a second airport in Sydney's west.

Tony Perich is one of the billionaires who controlled the land sold to the federal government for the second Sydney airport. Jacky Ghossein

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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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