PoliticsFederalEnergyPrint articleBowen hits back over battery pork barrelling claimsTom McIlroyCanberra Bureau ChiefJul 11, 2023 – 4.53pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLabor has hit back at claims its community batteries program represents sports rorts-style pork barrelling, claiming crossbench MP Rebekha Sharkie has spread “erroneous” information about the $200 million program.Ms Sharkie this week hit out at announcements included in Labor’s first two rounds of the Community Batteries for Household Solar program, asking Auditor-General Grant Hehir to investigate whether Labor targeted seats it hoped to win at the 2022 election.Loading...Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreEnergyRenewablesChris BowenRebekha SharkieLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewHow Matt Comyn starts his daySally Patten and Lap PhanFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsLife & LeisureWe’ve seen the future, and it’s wearing BirkenstocksJohn DavidsonThe secret world of rare car tradingThis eye-popping new safari resort colours outside the linesRich ListAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her ownYolanda RedrupLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist Warehouse
