Updated

Coalition targeted marginal seats in urban congestion fund, parliamentary inquiry told

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Harley Dennett
Updated July 19 2021 - 6:51pm, first published 4:51pm
Alan Tudge, the former urban infrastructure minister, now education minister, was primarily responsible for sounding out colleagues about projects in their electorates and marginals. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Alan Tudge, the former urban infrastructure minister, now education minister, was primarily responsible for sounding out colleagues about projects in their electorates and marginals. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Coalition asked colleagues in the "top 20 marginal" seats to suggest projects that should be funded under their multibillion-dollar congestion-busting scheme, a parliamentary hearing has heard.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.