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From Parliament today

Labor has again been caught making policy on the run, following an admission in Parliament today that it did not know how its $35 million grant to Toyota would be spent!

Under Coalition questioning, Labor said the contract defining how the funds would be spent was yet to be designed.


In other revelations, Labor:



confirmed that the grant was a "decision of Government" but did not go to Cabinet;

confirmed there was no Departmental advice to provide the grant; and

refused to say when Toyota was first informed about the grant, adding to speculation that it was a $35 million stunt to get a picture opportunity for Kevin Rudd in Japan.

Mr Rudd and Labor continue to make policy on the run. They have done nothing on the key challenges facing Australian families: rising petrol prices, rising grocery prices and interest rates.


Australian families deserve better.