All government grants should be open and competitive and ministers banned from choosing winners, the Grattan Institute has recommended after releasing analysis showing widespread bias in favour of government-held and marginal electorates.
“Taking the pork off the table would improve the quality of public spending and strengthen our democracy,” report lead author and Grattan Institute CEO Danielle Wood said.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
