From Parliament todayLabor has again been caught making policy...

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.