Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Before asking my question, can I briefly just associate Labor with the comments of the minister, and join with him in thanking all those officials. This must be a terrible job—you've got to say that—and it must cause a great deal of stress. I thank them and join with the minister in his comments.

My question is to the Prime Minister. In the budget, the government established or announced extra money for more than 30 different grants and fund programs worth at least $5.7 billion. Given the rorting that occurred with sports rorts, Community Development Grants and the Building Better Regions Fund, in the absence of a national integrity commission, what guarantee is there that decisions will be made on merit instead of colour coded spreadsheets designed to target marginal seats?

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