Analysis of nearly 20,000 grants over a three-year period showed taxpayer money given to Coalition-held seats more than tripled those handed to Labor electorates.
In the latest analysis, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age said it examined 19,123 grants across 11 programs worth $2.8 billion in the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years.The findings showed Labor leader Anthony Albanese's electorate of Grayndler had received just $718,000, while a neighbour Liberal-held marginal seat of Reid received $14.8 million.
He added that the government’s determination to “brush off” these concerns meant there was the danger of a "frenzy” of this behaviour repeating in the lead up to the next election."But what we know is unless you are in a marginal, Liberal or National party seat you won’t receive the same support as those voters do.
“Others might want to criticise us for keeping our commitments - they might want to criticise us for the support we’ve given to drought-affected and flood-affected communities,” he said.Mr Albanese said the analysis demonstrated the need for a national anti-corruption commission.
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