Rorts scandals in politics are rife. So what exactly are the rules?
- Written by Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
The sports rorts scandal has flared up again in the public consciousness with a scathing report by a Senate committee. It points to the many failures in governance and the political interference in what was supposed to be a merit-based grants program. It concludes that such behaviour “deepens public cynicism about the integrity of...





