David Littleproud has called for an inquiry into a federal regional grants program that “overwhelmingly” favoured Labor seats after the Albanese government was accused of overseeing its own version of the 'sports rorts' saga.
David Littleproud has accused the Albanese government of"rank hypocrisy" after it disproportionately allocated mobile infrastructure grants to Labor seats despite years of attacking the Coalition over similar actions.The Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program, a key pillar of its pitch to regional Australia during the election, has come under scrutiny over the allocation of $40 million worth of grants.
David Littleproud has accused the Albanese government of"rank hypocrisy" after it disproportionately allocated mobile infrastructure grants to Labor seats despite years of attacking the Coalition over similar actions. “This mob has simply just said there is no criteria we’re simply going to Labor’s seats and marginal seats where our Labor candidates said they wanted these mobile phone towers.
“The Mobile Coverage Round fulfils commitments the government took to the 2022 Federal Election to address mobile coverage issues in identified areas across the country,” Minister Rowland said. "[Labor] haven’t even gone through the probity of getting the Department to have a look at the veracity of what they’re putting out there and where they’re actually putting it, whether it’s value for money and whether it’s saving the lives that are at risk in time of disaster, that’s what we did," he argued.
Labor’s regional mobile black spot program rehashes memories of the 2020 sports rorts saga where the then-Coalition government came under fire over its $100 sports grants scheme.
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