Secret plans and alleged conflicts of interests at top of RSL NSW exposed

Secret plans and alleged conflicts of interests at top of RSL NSW exposed | 7.30

One of Australia's oldest institutions is in crisis.
For more than a century the RSL has stood by veterans young and old.
But now come allegations against the leadership of the New South Wales branch of conflicts of interest, misconduct and a secret plan to restructure the organisation's finances that's been kept from the members.
7.30’s Hagar Cohen and Hannah Meagher investigate.
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