Region. $4.9 million for Chifley electorate

The Labor electorate of Chifley, in Western Sydney secured $4.9 million, the second biggest amount in the country, in the Rudd Government’s "jobs fund". Of $132 million in one-off grants so far, $109 million can be traced to specific locations. Of this, $77 million, or 71 per cent, has gone to projects in Labor-held electorates. Liberal seats received $18 million, or 17 per cent, despite Liberal MPs holding 36 per cent of seats in Parliament, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.