Labor faces questions over sports funding allocation ahead of migration policy announcement
Opposition says health minister's office sought federal funding for Adelaide sports project without formal planning; Labor to unveil delayed migration policy Thursday.
Tim Wilson from the opposition has raised concerns about a pattern in Labor's grant allocation, citing an ABC report that found Health Minister Mark Butler's office asked an Adelaide council to nominate a A$6 million sports precinct upgrade for federal funding before detailed costings or formal planning were completed.
Wilson compared the matter to earlier controversy over the prime minister's grant to a golf course in his electorate, which he was a member of and had failed to declare. Labor is expected to announce its delayed migration policy on Thursday.
Sources
- Australian politics live: Labor to announce delayed migration policy tomorrow; one in five Melbourne units sold in June quarter made a loss — The Guardian — World
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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