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The government paid almost $30million for a 12-hectare plot for the Western Sydney Airport in 2018. The inflated figure came to light through a scathing auditor-general s report which found the land was worth only $3million and the federal infrastructure department fell short of ethical standards. Taxpayers won t know in a hurry what changes are needed in the wake of revelations the federal government spent 10 times the market value on a land deal for a new airport The land is not needed until 2050 when the airport s second runway is to be built. Australian Federal Police are investigating the deal over possible fraud. ....