At last election, just one of 71 Coalition promises worth $100m or more based on approved business case, says Grattan Institute
Labor had business cases for just two of the 61 transport funding announcements it made during the same campaign.Since 2004, under two Labor and four Coalition terms of government, the report said there had been a “persistent pattern” of sending more transport dollars to New South Wales and Queensland, states which often decide federal elections.for roads and carparks – overwhelmingly went to marginal seats.
“[It also means] infrastructure gets built in places and of types without any real regard to what’s needed, what the priorities should be and whether it’s even worth it to build this stuff in the first place.” Australia’s electoral laws – while prohibiting someone providing, receiving, or offering benefit to influence a vote – do nothing to stop a party promising to spend public money to advance its own political advantage.
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