Australia news live: infrastructure minister says regional grants scheme ‘contaminated’ by Coalition may need overhaul

Regional grants ‘contaminated’ by previous government, infrastructure minister says

Josh Butler

The infrastructure minister, Catherine King, has flagged overhauling the in-progress sixth round of funding under the Building Better Regions program, claiming it may be “contaminated” after a scathing audit office report on the Coalition’s handling of the $1bn fund.

King she told ABC Melbourne:

I have to look at whether we proceed with that or not because, frankly, I think this whole scheme has…