The Greens brought this matter on because there has been a fundamental failure of openness and transparency from this minister.
We have the minister this morning trying to claim that $400 000 of taxpayers' money allocated to the Bracknell Hall was not an election commitment.
From that, according to the minister, 150 so-called 'funding commitments' were made during the tate election.
Premier Rockliff’s failure to disclose conflicts of interest of Liberals seeking taxpayer funds through an election grant program won’t pass the pub test.
What was the total number of projects that were granted financial support through the Local Community Facilities Fund?
The Integrity Commission report and recommendations on Grant Commitments in election campaigns are welcome.
Tasmanians have been presented with an uninspiring pork barrel budget from a government that was bought and bribed its way into office.
If you are homeless, sick, have children in public schools, or care about the environment and action on climate change, the Budget has let you down.
The Hodgman government's plan to abolish the independent Tasmanian Community Fund Board delivers precisely zero savings to the Budget bottom line.
Rampant pork-barrelling will be the result if the Liberals succeed in their plan to axe the independent Tasmanian Community Fund Board.