To some extent, it appeared there was almost like there was a menu, Mr Boyd said. In quite a number of cases they would have here s the electorate, here s the project, here s the dollars but in some cases they didn t yet have the project identified.
One of the electorates canvassed for a car park didn t have a railway station in it. But all of the projects ultimately chosen had a railway station or line within their boundaries.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg suggested four sites in his electorate, while fellow frontbencher and Hume MP Angus Taylor proposed two sites that were in neighbouring electorates.