Key crossbenchers are preparing to weaponise Labor’s plan to stamp out political pork barrelling against the Albanese government, with a bid for tougher rules to publicise and review grants.
When MPs return to Canberra on Monday, Indi MP Helen Haines will introduce legislation designed to stop a repeat of the Coalition’s sports rorts saga and commuter carpark scheme, through transparency rules and tougher parliamentary oversight.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
