🇦🇺 Australia · 2021 · 🙈 Never used
Dozens of car parks promised before an election. By 2021, how many were actually done?
💸 Guess, then reveal the price
A$660.4 million 44 car park projects
The only thing that got parked was the money.
What actually happened
The ANAO found $660.4 million was committed to 44 commuter car park projects. Selection was not demonstrably merit-based, about 77% of sites were in Coalition-held electorates, and by March 2021 only two sites had reached practical completion.
Source: Australian National Audit Office ↗ · Amount in original currency, not adjusted for inflation. An unusual cost is not automatically waste; see how we check the facts.