Future corruption watchdog would investigate Coalition?s alleged pork-barrelling of grants: Albanese

Anthony Albanese has "put the prime minister on notice" that Labor will establish an anti-corruption commission that will examine the alleged pork-barrelling of federal government grant programs.

On Wednesday, Nine newspapers reported an analysis of more than 19,000 grants across 11 programs had found Coalition seats received $1.9bn in three years while Labor electorates got less than $530m.

A similar analysis undertaken by the Australia Institute last month found 71% of $3.9bn in grant funding had gone to government-held electorates since the Coalition came to power in 2013.

Campaigning in Queensland in the marginal seat of Ryan, prime minister Scott Morrison defended the government against allegations of pork-barrelling, saying a large proportion of the grants had gone to electorates affected by drought.

He also said the "predictively selective analysis" had looked at just 11 programs out of 1700 administered by the commonwealth.

"Others may want to criticise us for the support we've given to drought- and flood-affected communities, but when I make a commitment I carry it through," Morrison said.

"When we make a commitment we keep it, that's what we do as a government."