Simon Crean (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

I will return to the question because I think it is important to base it on need and on integrity in the projects to make sure that they stack up and that they have rigour. That is what we are insisting upon. We do not want a return to those bad old days, and I hope that what we are doing with this funding and with this model is embedding the way in which we approach this problem for all time into the future.

As for the other dimensions of your question, it is true, generally speaking, that applications for RDAF funds will not get a tick if they can be funded through another source. But it is also true that there can be—

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