Discussion paper
Grants with ministerial discretion: distribution analysis
Publisher
Government grants
Ministerial conduct
Pork barrelling
Federal government
Government accountability
Australia
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Description
The Australian government’s use of grants programs has been criticised on the grounds that the programs have been used for political benefit instead of grants being awarded based on community need and project merit.
This analysis considers seven grants programs which are subject to ministerial discretion, for which public data is available.
Publication Details
Copyright:
The Australia Institute 2021. Reproduced with permission
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
29 Nov 2021
