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A common catchphrase journalists love to use is "Follow the money", borrowed from the 1976 film All the President's Menabout the intrepid journalists who covered the infamous Watergate scandal. In her latest story on the Brindabella saga, Sarah Lansdown details the school's financial woes in the face of booming enrolments and government funding. And on that same note, Connor Pearce and Ray Athwal have done a deep-dive on the data related to limited tender use and have exposed errors in Commonwealth procurement practices, including underestimation of contracts and incorrectly applied exemptions. Low-income earners are being told to go to Canberra's emergency departments for mental health aid as the high cost of psychology services prevents them from accessing care. Lucy Arundell reports on the struggles some experience when seeking help.
In today's edition of Public Eye, Connor Pearce and Dana Daniel recap the best (and most tense) moments of Senate estimates, and explore the public service's 36,000 Reasons Why. Who are the public servants Peter Dutton and the Coalition want to get rid of? The NRL season kicked off yesterday with a bang for Raiders fans, as the Green Machine defeated the New Zealand Warriors 30-8 in Sin City. Melanie Dinjaski and David Polkinghorne reported the action. Autumn is upon us as we expect a partly cloudy day with a top of 28 degrees. Have a wonderful week. Jason Tulio, producer | 