Democracies must constantly guard against their erosion – and Australia is no exception.
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Ministerial discretion should be tightly controlled whenever millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent.
There’s more spending on small local projects, so does it follow that it’s ‘pork-barrelling’? A new report shows what really matters is if the money is allocated under objective, transparent criteria.
Given the effort politicians and their advisers commit to directing public funds to marginal electorates, an observer would think the returns would be substantial.
A senate hearing has produced yet more damning evidence about the ‘car park rorts’ affair.
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