Government grants
Carve-up of $95b GST haul a headache for Albanese
The latest carve-up of the GST has hit Queensland’s budget while boosting Victoria’s. But it has also led to new calls for an overhaul of the GST.
- Shane Wright and Kieran Rooney
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‘Dirty dancing’ charity boss suspended, hit with new allegations
Heidi Bradshaw has been suspended following allegations she perpetuated a “toxic” workplace and used employee emails to vote for herself in a local hero award.
- Amber Schultz
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- Charity
Lavish parties and lewd behaviour: Charity boss accused over ‘highly sexualised workplace’
Award-winning charity boss Heidi Bradshaw is accused of perpetuating a culture that former staff labelled “vulgar” and “toxic”.
- Amber Schultz
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Charity that campaigned for PM’s handpicked candidate received $50k grant
Anthony Albanese’s handpicked candidate nominated a charity to receive $50,000. Members of the charity did 32 hours of phone banking for her campaign before the 2023 election.
- Max Maddison
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- Federal
Labor pumps cash into battleground states
Search your electorate to find out whether it received part of the $600 million the government splashed on infrastructure projects.
- James Massola
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Prominent campaigner claims NSW Labor ‘used’ her for electoral gain
A campaigner against domestic violence claims she was promised $20,000 for her organisation. When she didn’t get it, she had a bit to say.
- Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
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- Political leadership
Labor pumps cash into battleground states
Find out how much money your electorate got from the grants scheme – and where all the cash went.
- James Massola
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In the race to be Australia’s ‘lord mayor’, Albanese has a $1.2 billion case to answer
Labor has far outpaced Peter Dutton on local projects this month amid a political row over spending cuts.
- David Crowe
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- State Parliament
‘Vehicle for buying votes’: The next test for Labor’s controversial $37m election fund
The trouble-plagued Local Small Commitment Allocation program will be audited by the NSW auditor-general and face an upper house inquiry.
- Max Maddison
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Secret review reveals conflicts of interest in Labor’s $37 million community grants scheme
Two projects under Labor’s controversial grants program were kiboshed by the Premier’s Department over “unacceptable” conflict of interest concerns.
- Max Maddison
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