[Link] NSW premier orders grants review as it’s revealed $20m school solar program went mostly to Coalition seats

Read: 3/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet ordered a review of grants funding in the state at the same time it was revealed more than 90% of schools selected as part of a $20m pilot to fund solar power systems were in Coalition-held seats.

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[Link] $25bn in Coalition grants made through closed process with no competitors, report finds

Read: 20/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Almost half of $60.2bn in federal government grants awarded over the past four years has not gone through a competitive open tender process, a new report on federal grant spending has found. The auditor general has published an “information report” on the $60.

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[Link] Icac documents: Mike Baird staffer questioned why Berejiklian wanted to spend $5.5m in ‘safe seat’ of Wagga Wagga

Read: 20/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

One of former New South Wales premier Mike Baird’s top staff members questioned why then-treasurer Gladys Berejiklian wanted to spend $5.

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