The Albanese Government has been accused of overseeing its version of the sports rorts saga in a funding scheme slammed as a “very blatant piece of pork-barrelling”.
The Improving Mobile Coverage Round’s $40 million in funding, formalised earlier this month, has been directed to 40 Labor electorates, three seats held by independents and 11 by Coalition MPs.
“Rather than allowing communities to apply based on their need for improved coverage, the government only allowed 54 specific locations to apply for the funding.” Sky News Australia asked the Minister to clarify the process that was undertaken to determine which electorates were deemed eligible for the funding under the Mobile Black Spot Program and whether there was any departmental involvement.
“These application-based programs will open in the coming months and I strongly encourage local residents and councils in regional areas to work with telcos to secure local funding,” she said. But on the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications website, it states the Improving Mobile Coverage Round is part of the Mobile Blackspot Program.
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