'Alarm bells': Labor seats favoured in grants scheme

Fading2 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 2 days - a further 2 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere

After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 3 URLs changed4 changes

illawarramercury.com.auseen 10 Sept, 10:35URL changed
now resolves towww.illawarramercury.com.au/story/9345711/doesnt-pass-pub-test-labor-seats-awash-with-grants/
muswellbrookchronicle.com.auseen 10 Sept, 10:42URL changed
now resolves towww.muswellbrookchronicle.com.au/story/9345711/doesnt-pass-pub-test-labor-seats-awash-with-grants/
merimbulanewsweekly.com.auseen 12 Sept, 05:29URL changed
now resolves towww.merimbulanewsweekly.com.au/story/9345711/doesnt-pass-pub-test-labor-seats-awash-with-grants/
The Guardian Worldseen 17 Sept, 08:08headline rewritten
~~Labor seats get more than 90% of funding distributed under controversial multi-million dollar grants program~~Labor seats get more than 90% of funding distributed under controversial multimillion-dollar grants program

original reportingcopies

Mon, 7 September 2026peak 3 reports on Mon, 7 September 2026Wed, 16 September 2026

What it is about

Kate Chaney Daniel Mulino Anthony Whealy Helen Haines Centre For Public Integrity Australian Associated Community Infrastructure Program Australian National News Labor seats Guardian Australia Senate Federal Labor seats

Who published it, and when

How it spread - 2 original reports, 2 reprints

Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report
- merimbulanewsweekly.com.au22:00first to report
  'Alarm bells': Labor seats favoured in grants scheme
  URL changednow www.merimbulanewsweekly.com.au/story/9345711/doesnt-pass-pub-test-labor-seats-awash-with-grants/
  A Centre for Public Integrity report has found more than 70 per cent of grants given as part...
  2 reprints
  - muswellbrookchronicle.com.au7 Sept, 22:00their copy
  - illawarramercury.com.au7 Sept, 22:00their copy
Wed, 16 September 2026
1 report
- The Guardian World15:00edited after publishing
  Labor seats get more than 90% of funding distributed under controversial multimillion-dollar grants program
  previously~~Labor seats get more than 90% of funding distributed under controversial multi-million dollar grants program~~
  Guardian Australia analysis adds to concerns over the federal scheme, which is to be the subject of a Senate inquiry Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Federal Labor seats have received more than 90% of funds already awarded in the first five months of a controversial multimillion-dollar grants program, adding to concerns over the scheme’s selection process. The $568m community grants scheme will be the subject of...