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flag Multinationals like Amazon and OpenAI are falsely claiming local status in NSW to win government contracts, sparking fairness concerns.

flag Multinational tech companies including Amazon, OpenAI, and Lenovo are under scrutiny for listing themselves as local New South Wales businesses on government procurement platforms, despite having global headquarters and massive international valuations. flag OpenAI, based in San Francisco and valued at $500 billion, is registered as an NSW-based startup, while Amazon and SAP Computing are classified as small or medium-sized enterprises in the state. flag The practice has drawn criticism from Greens MP Abigail Boyd and others, highlighting a lack of clear definition for “local business” in NSW procurement rules, which allows multinational firms to exploit the system. flag NSW Finance Minister Courtney Houssos acknowledged the ambiguity, noting it enables foreign corporations to gain unfair advantage in public contracts, raising concerns about fairness and transparency in government spending aimed at supporting local economic growth.

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