The Nationals' federal treasurer and candidate for the Victorian seat of Shepparton, Peter Schwarz, is accused of gouging much of the $850,000 he was paid by Australia's largest drought-proofing project.
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| Peter Schwarz is the National Party candidate for Shepparton. |
Mr Schwarz is also accused of then calling in favours when pressed to account for the taxpayer cash.
As Prime Minister Scott Morrison launches his drought summit, leaked government files reveal that Mr Schwarz banked the taxpayer subsidies in November 2011 and then spent years resisting efforts from water officials to get him to either return the money or use it for its intended purpose - saving water.
Read the story from The Age - “No work done after Nationals' treasurer got $850k water-saving grant.”
(Peter Schwartz was interviewed just recently by “Climate Conversations” and you can listen to the podcast here - Robert McLean)
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