The following are the top stories in the Maltese newspapers today.

Times of Malta reports that childcare centres tampered with attendance records to siphon off more public money from the free childcare scheme, the National Audit Office has found.

l-orizzont and In-Nazzjon focus on the current controversy over the community work scheme for unemployed workers. L-orizzont says the PN has praised a scheme which was worse than that which Malta has at present. 

In-Nazzjon says Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo is happy with the current scheme, operated by the GWU which involves precarious work conditions.

On the same theme, MaltaToday says unions rake in millions from schemes for the unemployed. 

The Malta Independent says Justice Minister Owen Bonnici and shadow minister Jason Azzopardi are at loggerheads over a ruling by the Speaker.