A novelty cheque presented to Yankalilla Bowling Club by Liberal candidate for Mayo, Georgina Downer, has prompted an audit of the way funding is awarded. Commonwealth Auditor-General Grant Hehir ...

Today Ms Downer told news.com.au the cheque was taken “in great jest” and was never meant to be serious. The giant novelty cheque in question. Picture: Georgina Downer — Liberal for Mayo ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A giant novelty cheque handed to a local bowling club by Liberal candidate Georgina Downer has prompted the national auditor to ...

Liberal candidate Georgina Downer has been defended by a cabinet minister after being criticised for handing out a novelty cheque for a taxpayer-funded grant. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has ...

The federal Auditor-General has been asked to investigate two more grant schemes in the wake of the Georgina Downer novelty cheque controversy. Labor legal affairs spokesman Mark Dreyfus has ...

No matter what happens in Australian politics, one truth will always remain self-evident: gigantic novelty cheques are absolute electoral poison. If you are for some reason required to hand out ...