3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott has outlined four examples of wasted taxpayer money on Tuesday.

He said that he was getting “heartily sick” of local, state and federal governments wasting taxpayer money “like it is going out of fashion”.

Press PLAY to hear the four examples and why Elliott thinks they are a waste

“These are just drops in the ocean, I’m sure,” he said.

Press PLAY to hear economic expert Judith Sloan explain why this is such a big problem

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