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Among them were accommodation in the Cairns Sofitel hotel, flights to Queensland, limousine rides and cab charges in Brisbane despite the fact that AWH's business with Sydney Water involved laying sewerage pipes in Sydney.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating allegations Australian Water Holdings charged the state-owned Sydney Water hundreds of thousands of dollars in administration fees, which were then used for various purposes including limousine rides and donations to the Liberal party.
Smartphone app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have expanded into dozens of major cities in recent years, promising more efficient service than traditional taxi and limousine firms but prompting local politicians to question whether the rides are legal.
But AWH's external accountant, Ian George, from the firm MBT, admitted a range of expenses Sydney Water paid for should not have been approved, including Cairns luxury accommodation and limousine rides.
The commission heard AWH charged luxury accommodation in Queensland, limousine rides and Liberal party donations to Sydney Water.
Icac has heard that AWH claimed expenses from Sydney Water for Liberal party donations and accommodation in a five-star hotel in Cairns, as well as limousine trips.
When Officers Justin Blake and John Daily arrived, Palin's eldest son Track – who had blood around his mouth and on his hands, appeared to have an injury under his left eye and on his upper cheek, and wasn't wearing a shirt – was being walked towards a long white limousine by several people, two of whom were Sarah Palin and her husband Todd.
Things have come a long way since 1981 when Infosys, a bellwether Indian IT firm, was founded in a flat by seven hungry engineers with $250.Yet if you walk to the exit of that hotel and reject the option of an expensive limousine, or of hailing a bashed-up street taxi, and instead press "Book now" on your phone screen, another Indian tech scene appears.
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