Independent MP Helen Haines has a plan to stamp out pork-barrelling. Would it work?
- Written by Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Independent MP for Indi Helen Haines has introduced a private member’s bill to crack down on pork-barrelling.
Haines has argued pork-barrelling is happening right now ahead of the Dunkley byelection on March 2, where Labor is splashing out money hoping to retain the seat.
Without government or opposition support, the bill is unlikely to pass....
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