Labor Government to Review Grants Approved by Former PM Following Portfolio Saga
The Australian Labor government is reviewing a grant program implemented by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and could take away funding from related industry projects.
After it was revealed that the former prime minister secretly swore himself into five minister roles between 2020 and 2021, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Morrison had approved 17 projects as part of the Modern Manufacturing Initiative just before the federal election took place in May.
The news outlet said Morrison was targeting Australian voters with the $828 million (US$571 million) spending program as more than half of the manufacturing projects were located in electorates held by the Liberal-National Coalition, while just four were in safe Labor seats….