Labor election cash handouts may be unconstitutional

A leading constitutional expert is urging Labor to come clean on how much government spending could be unconstitutional after lawyers for Attorney-General Michelle Rowland issued a warning over election promises.

During the campaign in May both major parties pledged tens of millions of dollars in ultra-local funding to woo voters in battleground seats, much of which Sydney University professor and constitutional expert Anne Twomey said would be unconstitutional. Loading...