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'Large Waste': Police Culture Blamed for Botched Lease

A corruption watchdog found the deal cost about $116 million over 15 years and left police with a building they never used.

Systemic governance failures within a state's police force led to a bungled lease that caused a $116 million budget blowout, a corruption watchdog has found.

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Police paying more to rent empty building than cost to buy it: watchdog

Acting police commissioner Brett Pointing apologised on Thursday, and said the scandal would now be reviewed through the police discipline system.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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