Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

which made up almost all of the billion-dollar program were not the ones that were deemed by the department as the most meritorious. In fact, in round 5, as some media reports will tell you, you were more likely to get funded if you had a low score than if you had a high score.

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