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NSW Premier Chris Minns’ $37.2 million community grants program driven by Labor MPs and candidates has been controversial

‘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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The review flagged $7300 nominated by Labor candidate Julia Little to Drummoyne Community Centre.

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
PM Anthony Albanese

Inner West Council rejected the state’s housing plan. The PM gave them $2.6 million to do it again

Anthony Albanese has given his home council millions to redo housing plans already drawn up by the state Labor government.

  • Michael Koziol
Westleigh Park this month. Hornsby Shire Council was awarded a $40 million grant in 2018 for the Westleigh Park project.

This north shore council was ordered to repay $36 million for unbuilt park. Instead, it wants to sue

An outraged Philip Ruddock, the Liberal mayor of Hornsby, said he was “as disappointed as I am flabbergasted” by the government’s decision to recall the funding.

  • Michael Koziol
An artist’s impression of Westleigh Park in Hornsby.

This Sydney council has to hand back ‘pork-barrelling millions’ for park that was never built

The grants program run by the former Coalition government went predominantly to Liberal and National electorates. Now one council’s been ordered to return the money.

  • Alexandra Smith
Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

PM warned against ‘slippery slope’ of picking business winners with taxpayer billions

Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said the government’s push to subsidise manufacturing risks creating businesses that rely on handouts. And her predecessors agree.

  • David Crowe and Shane Wright
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Australia’s nascent solar technology industry could be lost overseas without more support, the industry warns.

Australia invented solar panels. Now 99 per cent of ours are made in China

Despite the government’s $1 billion announcement this week, Australian solar manufacturing could disappear as several companies said they have already been approached to move offshore.

  • Mike Foley
A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour has cost the NSW government $200 million in lost GST.

How a change in the description of a coastal town will cost a state $200 million

A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour will cost NSW millions and other states win or lose on similar technicalities. These are the mysteries of the GST allocation system.

  • Shane Wright
GST fairness.

The GST system is broken and Scott Morrison’s fix has only made things worse

Every Australian’s life is affected by how the GST is allocated. But the latest carve-up of cash shows the entire system is broken and needs fixing now.

  • Shane Wright
A number of Labor MPs and candidates nominated community organisations they were involved in for government funding.

Labor MPs and candidates supported grants to organisations despite personal links

Labor gave each of its 93 candidates $400,000 to allocate to local community organisations. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were promised to projects with direct links to some MPs and candidates.

  • Max Maddison

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/government-grants-1nd7