The South Australian government denies accusations of pork barrelling over more than $84 million for local sports grants, almost all of which was allocated to Labor-held seats.
The South Australian government has denied accusations of pork barrelling over more than $84 million for local sports grants, almost all of which was allocated to Labor-held seats.Analysis showed 69 of 72 grants went to Labor-held seatsAn ABC News analysis of the grants revealed almost all of the money earmarked to date would be spent in Labor-held seats, or in electorates the party seized from the Liberals and independents on March 19.
In the months leading into the state election, Labor MPs and candidates frequently posted on social media, making what then-opposition leader Mr Malinauskas described in November 2021 as "funding commitments". Sport clubs featured heavily. All bar two non-Labor seats, Black and Hartley, which were held by Liberals David Speirs and Vincent Tarzia respectively, have missed out.
Only three of the grants would be allocated to projects outside the metropolitan or peri-urban area, on Kangaroo Island and in Whyalla and Yankalilla.
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