It's not just the reef deal, there's also the $300million he gave to Murdoch (FoxTel) to "promote womens sport" without any indication of how and when they would achieve this.

When he was the Environment Minister under Howard, Turnbull gave $11million to a company part-owned by Murdoch's nephew to come up with a way to "make it rain" during a drought. Strangely, that nephew was a member of the Wentworth Forum - Turnbull's relection fundraiser - and Turnbull's next door neighbour.

Then there was the $12million grant gave to The US Studies Centre Think Tank. Their patron is Turnbull's wife and the Research Director was his son-in-law.

Turnbull has always been a financial schemer, only this time he's using our money. His allegation (personally leaked by him by the way) that he donates "every cent" of his PM salary was misleading in the extreme and what he was really doing was tax evasion.

These are just a few examples of why we need a Federal ICAC.

Hi Reche,

Turnbull is well known as a schemer, millions of dollars of handouts from the taxpayer to mates as rewards. "Make it Rain" where are they now, farmers could use some rain.

Unfortunately our right wing brethren done want to know about these kinds of rip-offs, more interested to hear about some dude getting a $50 over payment at Çentrelink'. That's what shocks them!

Bring on a Federal ICAC to weed out the scum bags. Always been in favor.

ICAC a Federal one, we can only dream,it is needed so very much fear however stops us getting it, a true powerful fear, fear that politicians would be the first brought to heel and the self interest that some politicians work for, Labor has promised something like it, may it be not toothless, may it be the fence that keep every one in the paddock named honesty

Hi BELLY...

Can you possibly imagine these bastards that occupy the seats of power in Canberra, would ever vote to introduce a Federal ICAC authority? Never ever!

o sung wo agree! on both side such a entity free to act and go any place frightens them, in the end that is so very sad our country needs such a group

Steel, it has been suggested that the car man industry was subsidized to the tune of $50,000 per worker per year.
Given the amount of waste between 07 and 13, do you honestly think this was sustainable?

As for the mining tax, sorry, but I fear all Abbott managed to do was shut the gate after the horse had bolted, the very horse he fought tooth and nail to save.
You see mining has a smell about in this country now, and while the geniuses out there say the sky didn't actually cave in, the very foundations of mining, the exploration, has no doubt taken a dive. You see no one in their right mind is going to invest tens of billions to find a resource that they have doubts about being able to be extracted in ten, twenty who knows how many years, or face the prospect of a mining tax take two should labor get back in.

Do you know anyone who is planning the open a new aluminium smelter in Oz? Of cause not, power is now too expensive due to the renewable policy which is all linked.