An anti-corruption commission will carry out a surface-level examination of how South Australian grant funds are being distributed and whether they potentially favoured Labor Party-held seats.
The state Labor government was notified by the state’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) that it will start its “evaluation” of the program.
It follows a 2022 report revealing that $84 million was distributed to Labor-held seats just weeks after they won office, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
In a statement (pdf) published on Jan. 25, ICAC’s Commissioner Ann Vanstone K.C., said the evaluation would examine the practices and policies meant to guard against corruption….