Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Administration of Sport Grants Should there be a $100 million federal community sport grants program at all?

Publisher:
Commonwealth Senate Inquiry
Publication Type:
Report
Citation:
2020
Issue Date:
2020-02-26
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It is questionable whether national funds designed to be allocated in small amounts paid directly to local community organisations have a part to play in a federal system. Apart from the clear temptation for pork-barrelling, they make no sense in terms of efficiency and rational policy, particularly when, as is the case with sport and recreation, there is already a system in place to assess local community needs.
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