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/ɹɔː(ɹ)t/ · noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources..
2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 4067, Not all of the projects were bad or rorts; the majority were no doubt valuable to their communities.
It′s one of the great rorts in Australia that for overstaying your welcome (even by five minutes) in a space that may cost only a few dollars to park in, local councils are prepared to fine you anywhere from $50 to $120.
The rort was that South Australia and Western Australia, who controlled their grounds, were allowed to double-dip. In Perth, for instance, the WACA sold season tickets, which they marketed in the form of memberships, to everything at the ground, including football. They had a huge membership and were rolling in money, but because they′d sold their tickets in memberships, they declared a loss on the cricket Test match. At the end of the season, though, they′d get the same twofourteenths^([sic]) of Pool Two as Queensland.
He wants to change the system for the benefit of all and wants to stop the incredible rorting that has occurred within the prisons system.
SINGLE pensioners living together will come under scrutiny from Centrelink looking for same-sex couples rorting welfare.
York is then alleged to have rorted the doctor out of his share.
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Rort means (Australia, New Zealand) A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources..
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2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 4067, Not all of the projects were bad or rorts; the majority were no doubt valuable to their communities.
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