Reality Bites By Nick Cater

Reality Bites By Nick Cater

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How the Albanese government squanders our money on woke window drapes and activist tea-towels

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Nick Cater
Mar 24, 2025
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Nick Cater unpacks how the Albanese government quietly redirected public funds into niche, ideologically-driven projects. Grants include $318,000 towards “a process of subverting and renegotiating souvenir tea towels”.

With nearly 77,000 federal grants approved since 2022, and a ballooning public service, questions arise about oversight, accountability,…

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