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 ...

A giant novelty cheque handed to a local bowling club by ... Auditor-General Grant Hehir made no finding on that allegation but agreed to review the entire $230 million Community Sport ...

When Mark Sutcliffe posed for the classic grip-and-grin picture with an oversized novelty cheque from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, it seemed no one actually checked the cheque.

Ms Downer, Liberal candidate for the Fleurieu and Hills seat, said it was “clearly a novelty cheque, not a real cheque ... However, Mr Maddern said he had no knowledge of it.

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 ...