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Tasmanian government's election grants program under fire over $400k windfall for local hall

The Tasmanian government awarded a $400,000 grant to redevelop a rural hall where a Liberal MP is on the committee, sparking fresh criticism about its taxpayer-funded election grants program.

ABC News · Sep 8, 2022

Calls for probe into Tasmanian political grants, amid revelation club where Liberal family member is treasurer wins $50k

A Tasmanian Liberal candidate, now the state's Sports Minister, secured $50,000 for a club branch where a family member was treasurer of. Now, an ICAC lawyer says the method used to hand out grants has "got to stop".

ABC News · Jul 17, 2022

Clubs, organistations with Tasmanian Liberal patrons on receiving end of pre-election cash splash

Tasmanian Liberal MPs were patrons or members of at least seven organisations that won taxpayer-funded grants after pre-election promises — but the government is adamant the local community does not expect organisations to be ineligible "simply because a candidate is a patron".

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022