13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate?

Yee-Fui Ng, ‘Regulating the Rorts: The Legal Governance of Grants Programs in Australia’ (2023) Federal Law Review 51(2): 205-231. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0067205X231166704

There is no legislative ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate. There is a common government practice of using state resources to benefit marginal electorates to enhance the government's prospects for reelection.