In Parallax, Robin Morgan's most radiant prose, spare but sensuous, welcomes you into her dazzling imagination. Sooner or later, though, everything gets used." Imagination can conceal while it reveals. You can spot one at a time or, rarely, a multitude swarming-though no yarner can ever glimpse both the individual tale and the swarm at the same moment. Every story is made of strands, too, of worlds that keep unfolding simultaneously along the same yarn. "A yarn imagines itself, you know," she murmured, "from separate strands. If all electorates were marginal though, then this would make any government’s task of bribing the electorate far more difficult! This may be something for those in safe Liberal or safe Labor seats to think about in the upcoming election.She inspected her knitting. Where expected benefits are not going to be delivered or where costs escalate beyond limits then projects need to be rescoped or cancelled.Īs the Grattan Institute report states, marginal electorates are the big ‘winners’ of pork-barrelling. Part of the solution is to ensure business cases are robust, independently verified, and explore all credible solutions (not just which type of ‘light rail system’ will be implemented). Benefit Realisation Plans need to be crafted and constantly reviewed along with the business case. ĭepressingly, things are getting worse with no rigour in business case development, poor evaluation of options, and lack of scrutiny and accountability in decision making. As the report summarises, “In the 2019 campaign, only one of the Coalition’s 71 projects valued at $100 million or more had an approved business case, while for Labor, it was two projects of 61.” Yesterday, the Grattan Institute released a report exploring the sordid affairs of pork-barrelling in Australia. Pork-Barrelling – A Scourge on the Australian Taxpayer
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