Auditor-General to examine Abbott government's anti-crime fund over pork-barrelling claims

By Mark Kenny
Updated September 1 2014 - 10:18am, first published 9:19am
"No one – other than the Liberal Party – has any way of knowing who these grants were awarded to or how much they each receive.": David Feeney. Photo: Phil Hearne
"No one – other than the Liberal Party – has any way of knowing who these grants were awarded to or how much they each receive.": David Feeney. Photo: Phil Hearne

The Abbott government's "Safer Streets" anti-crime program is the second federal pot of money in less than a week to attract claims of pork-barrelling in Liberal and Nationals held electorates, prompting the Commonwealth Auditor-General to examine the administration of the $50 million fund.

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