The Auditor-General has released a report which shows that the federal government spent $60.2 billion via its GrantsConnect program between December 2017 and June 2021.
A total of 108,206 grants were allocated over this period, and 42% were awarded via a non-competitive tender process.
The report also shows that 27% of grants that were earmarked for regional development programs were allocated to recipients with capital city postcodes. Moreover, just 8% of the grants were awarded to remote or very remote areas:
