Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny cover image

Rorting the system

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny

CHAPTER

The APS's Delegation and Accountability Is Undermining the Constitution

This isn't just another pork-baloring story. This is yet another giant flair warning that something is very wrong in the way that they're sort of norms and even official rules about how money is supposed to be spent are being undermined. It's not inconceivable that there were, like, real material, perhaps profound impacts on people's lives as a result of a complete breakdown in what we kind of call the chain of delegation and the chain of accountability. That's what it amounts to. A government buying favours, in a sense, building up its stocks, carrying favour from voters by being able to put money into certain electorates that it sees as politically advantageous. We don't really

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner