Independent MP Helen Haines has introduced a bill to Parliament designed to prevent pork-barreling, where taxpayer money is allocated according to where it is needed to win votes, not where the public needs it most. 

This was recorded on Tuesday 27th February 2024 and things may have changed since recording.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Guest: Bill Browne, Director, Democracy & Accountability program, the Australia Institute // @Browne90

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Independent MP Helen Haines has introduced a bill to Parliament designed to prevent pork-barreling, where taxpayer money is allocated according to where it is needed to win votes, not where the public needs it most. 
This was recorded on Tuesday 27th February 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/">australiainstitute.org.au</a> // <a href="http://twitter.com/theausinstitute">@theausinstitute</a>
Guest: Bill Browne, Director, Democracy &amp; Accountability program, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://twitter.com/GeneveraE">@Browne90</a>
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://twitter.com/ebony_bennett">@ebony_bennett</a>
Producer: Jennifer Macey // <a href="https://twitter.com/jennifermacey">@jennifermacey</a>
Edited by: Emily Perkins
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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