Integrity Commission details pork-barrelling practices of Tasmanian governments at election time

Adam Holmes
October 25 2021 - 2:30pm
The amount of "discretionary" grants being given out at election time is increasing in Tasmania, as well as elsewhere in Australia.
The amount of "discretionary" grants being given out at election time is increasing in Tasmania, as well as elsewhere in Australia.

Successive Tasmanian governments may have carried out "indirect electoral bribery" through the mass-distribution of grants at election time but there's few regulations to stop them, an Integrity Commission report has found.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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