Her resignation comes amid a four-week long federal government investigation into Australia Post’s expenses and governance culture. It was triggered by her admission to a Senate estimates hearing that she had gave the watches as gifts to four employees in 2018 for landing a major deal with three of the big banks.
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The revelation angered Prime Minister Scott Morrison and fuelled a perception of largesse inside the organisation as it grappled with a string of expenses-related scandals. These included Ms Holgate’s $300,000 spend on corporate credit cards and chauffeur-driven cars in the…