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ALBANESE CORRUPTION EXPOSED: TAXPAYER MILLIONS USED TO BUY MEDIA SILENCE Anthony Albanese is funneling $31.5 MILLION of your hard earned taxpayer dollars into the pockets of friendly, left leaning media outlets to completely eliminate negative coverage. This isn't public funding, it's a blatant, corrupt payoff disguised as the “News Innovation Fund” The details of the recent funding decisions highlight significant concerns raised by political opponents: Critics point out that 54 media outlets are sharing in the $31.5 million News Innovation Fund, while publications known for criticizing the current government claim they were excluded from the package. The criteria strictly require recipients to be Australian owned and controlled, which effectively barred foreign owned publishers, such as News Corp publications (The Australian, The Daily Telegraph), from applying. Opposition members argue this choice selectively impacts major Australian newsrooms. Concerns have been raised regarding wider government grants programs. Analysis of GrantsConnect data showed that 88% of multicultural funding allocated between 2022-23 and 2025-26 went to electorates held by the government at the time, with 76% awarded through non competitive processes. Questions have also arisen over a $6 million grant awarded to the Marrickville Golf Club within the Prime Minister's electorate, leading to calls from the opposition for the matter to be reviewed by the National Anti Corruption Commission. This isn’t supporting independent journalism. This is a deliberate payoff so the outlets that matter stay quiet on the government’s failures. Corrupt. Blatant. And paid for by you.