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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

Inquiry calls Minns government grants scheme for Labor candidates an ‘election slush fund’

John Graham
The committee’s report alleges that NSW MP John Graham breached ministerial obligations and misled parliament. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A Minns government scheme that allowed Labor candidates running in the 2023 election to allocate $400,000 to projects in their potential seats has been described as an “election slush fund” by a parliamentary inquiry.

The inquiry into the local small commitments allocation (LSCA) program found that John Graham, the minister responsible for the scheme, misled parliament on multiple occasions during its probe.

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