🐷New allegations of PORK BARRELLING over a $177 million Bushfire Relief Fund

A parliamentary inquiry into the NSW Government’s council GRANTS SCANDAL will be expanded to scrutinise NEW allegations of PORK BARRELLING over a $177 million State & Federal Bushfire Relief Fund

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of which the MAJORITY was allocated to COALITION-HELD electorates.
🤬 #GuiltyGladys is at it Again!!

In November, the Federal & State Governments announced $177 million had been fast-tracked to 71 projects under the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery fund....However ...

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NO FUNDS were received in the Labor held seat of the Blue Mountains, or in the electorates held by the NSW Greens or the Shooters, Fishers & Farmers.

ONLY 👉🏾$2.5M👈🏾 of the first round of ($177M) funding went to NSW LABOR-HELD seats - in Cessnock & Lismore.

The Government

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is facing accusations the first round of funding was KEPT SECRET from some of the WORST Bushfire affected areas.
@AlboMP
@KristyMcBain

“There are still people across the State LIVING IN Tents & Caravans & local businesses STRUGGLING to stay open after the fires, & we have

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Coalition Ministers DOLING OUT MONEY BASED ON POLITICS rather than LOCAL NEED,” inquiry chair, Greens MP David Shoebridge said.
#LNPCrimeFamily

Fellow committee member & Labor MP John Graham accused the Government of “DOUBLING DOWN ON ITS PORK BARRELLING,” despite knowing

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its grants processes were UNDER SCRUTINY.

Labor’s emergency services spokeswoman Blue Mountains MP Trish Doyle slammed the initial roll-out, describing it as a “SECRET PROCESS with NO TRANSPARENT Checks & Balances.”

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“This is PUBLIC MONEY meant to HELP communities recover from the MOST DEVASTATING BUSHFIRE SEASON in living memory,” she said, adding that further examination by the parliamentary inquiry was “ESSENTIAL.”

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