Urban congestion funding for Coalition and marginal seats far outstrips safe Labor seats, report finds

The Grattan Institute reports that the federal government’s urban congestion fund is spending far more in marginal and Coalition seats than in Labor-held electorates. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The government’s controversial urban congestion fund is pumping tens of millions of dollars more into marginal and safe Coalition seats than strong Labor electorates, a new report has found.

The Grattan Institute on Sunday released a damning report examining the way successive governments have used transport spending promises to further their political interests.