Article 5RCXV Gladys Berejiklian says pork barrelling would not ‘be a surprise to anybody’ – but it’s not democracy either

Gladys Berejiklian says pork barrelling would not ‘be a surprise to anybody’ – but it’s not democracy either

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Christopher Knaus
from World news | The Guardian on (#5RCXV)

Former premier's admission that we throw money at seats to keep them' is evident at the government's highest level - but it shouldn't be accepted

In all the revelations to tumble out of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption in the last two days of hearings, one barely raised an eyebrow.

With unnerving nonchalance, Gladys Berejiklian spoke plainly of directing tens of millions of dollars to Wagga Wagga for political gain.

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