Published on
Dec 31, 2024
A cost-of-living election: Howard ministers agreed to $4bn in last-minute spending in 2004
The day parliament was dissolved for the 2004 federal election, senior Howard government ministers met to authorise almost $4bn in sweeteners to announce during the election campaign. A cabinet minute from 31 August 2004 records that three of the biggest …
Source:
The Guardian
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Center-left
