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Risks of new rules '400 times greater than sport rorts', think-tank warns

Katie Burgess
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:29am, first published July 10 2020 - 12:00am
Social distancing in the House of Representatives. There are concerns the coronavirus pandemic has concentrated executive power, bypassing the Parliament. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Social distancing in the House of Representatives. There are concerns the coronavirus pandemic has concentrated executive power, bypassing the Parliament. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Transparency advocates have raised fears about the growing concentration of ministerial power during the coronavirus pandemic, with large amounts of money being spent in a short period of time with little oversight or accountability.

Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter