‘Concern’ sports rorts saga would break before election | Sky News Australia

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says a whistleblower from Bridget McKenzie’s office told him there was a “concern” the ‘sports rorts’ scandal would “break” before the previous federal election. Ms McKenzie has been under pressure to resign from her frontbench post after an Auditor-General report outlined a $100 million sports grant programme was used by the government to hand cash to sport clubs in marginal seats ahead of the 2019 election.

Mr Clennell said he was told the ‘sports rorts’ scandal originated very much “from McKenzie and her office” and did not involve the prime minister. Mr Clennell said he was told the ‘sports rorts’ implication doesn’t seem to extend “that far” to involve Prime Minister Scott Morrison. “There are a lot of people running around thinking Scott Morrison was deeply involved in this [but] it doesn’t sound like that,” Mr Clennell told Sky News.

aclennell I haven't believed anything or any of the other goons they have on there and I don't believe this. All a cover up for ScottyFromMarketting and his involvement in sportsrorts

aclennell Manufacturing truth BoycottMurdoch

aclennell Yawn. Bullshit

aclennell Birmingham - to Sky News Feb 19.... '...that type of promotional activity is what members and candidates do right across the country all the time, to help raise awareness for the fact that they’re working for their local community. ' auspol

aclennell It did, the MSM was too busy forwarding 'ALP death taxes' to notice. 'However, the $127,373 provided to the Yankalilla Bowling Club was not a gift from Ms Downer or the Liberal Party.' It was from the taxpayer and the Lib/IPA candidate was not the MP.

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aclennell This is some pretty obvious damage control for Scott Morrison. Either 1. Morrison is involved and is corrupt 2. Morrison isn't in control of his own government Whichever it is, he is not fit to be prime minister.

aclennell Highlights why a Federal ICAC is needed. Sign the petition below for Bridget McKenzie to resign.

aclennell Bullshit !

aclennell FMD...It was a deliberate strategy. The Auditor General said as much. It had a massive cash injection late in the piece. It's intended beneficiaries were L&NP candidates/MPs. There's no way possible that the CrimeMinister let Bridgey run solo on such an important project. STFU

aclennell Pull the other one Sky News. This is nothing but the usual Murdoch propaganda. EVERYONE knows this goes all the way to the top where the decisions were made and the instructions were then handed to McKenzie to carry out. skynews horseshit murdochpropaganda

aclennell Guessing that one of the job requirements for being a Sky News journo has to be having a bus drivers licence

aclennell It wouldn't have broken before the election even if known widely by media. Mostly (including in particular your lot) they were actively barracking for Morrison and co and running protection for them

MayneReport aclennell Ya think? Georgina Downer who wasn’t even elected running around with novelty cheque’s didn’t tip you off? Perhaps if Sky weren’t talking shit about Labor constantly you might’ve looked into it?

MayneReport aclennell Bullshit! Don’t take your eye off the ball....... CrimeMinister is the ball in this saga!

MayneReport aclennell Of course it involves ScottyfromMarketing our CrimeMinister and a whole bunch of senior cabinet CrimeMinisters

aclennell If U honestly believe that then I wouldn’t be surprised if U have fallen 4 the Nigerian email scam. It’s a shame that many gullible Aussies will swallow this spin. Soon we’ll be told that 2+2=5 & the Orwellian nightmare will bcomplete. ElectionFraud sportsrorts CrimeMinister

MayneReport aclennell It did. It was completely unacceptable for giant cheques to be emblazoned with coalition logos and candidate names. That should've been enough. But you guys couldn't care less because you had the Bill We Can't Afford to lie about.

aclennell Oh yes....$30M turned into $70M and $100M and it just involved one little junior national cabinet minister, leading up,and including an election campaign....f.o. Go piss in your own mouth and swallow...CrimeMinister

aclennell name the whistleblower

aclennell Honestly this is just puerile. We're being gaslit on a massive scale. It's not just the Government, it's their PR, I mean media hacks. I wonder what Clennell is hoping to get out of this? A cushie Canberra gig with a taxpayer funded expense account? sportsrorts auspol

aclennell Clennell is either naive to the point of being grossly stupid or thinks that the general public are all gullible. Truth is we spot gob shite when we see it and this is shite by the truck load and PM Scunt is up to his neck in it .

aclennell There are no journalists at Sky Just propaganda spewing hacks with aclennell leading the way Pathetic

aclennell where do you find these cretins? Its sad if that's the level of intellect of your political editor. This goes right to the top, the Cabinet Expenditure Review Committee. Check out who is on that. 🙂

aclennell Was the whistleblower Rupert?

aclennell Well straight from the horses mouth, the government acted CORRUPTLY, and they must now suffer the consequences. Good on you Australia, we have a government that has made corruption part of their policy.

aclennell This could have changed the result of the election. I understand we will never know, because no one realised how on the nose the ALP were to voters. But also did the ALP sports grants fraud cause the ALP & Keating to lose to Howard?

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aclennell Having another go Clennell? Your big news break on Monday was that she'll be gone by Tuesday and she's still there. Now your throwing in the whistleblower scenario. Not going to well are you pal? Keep at it and when she goes you'll be able to claim the win.

aclennell Looks like potato head at Sky has just launched operation save morrison. There is no way morrison didnt know about an industrial scale pork barrelling scam that ran for months. Its a clennell fantasy...a reverse whistleblower that claims the obviously guilty had no idea. Comical

aclennell How bloody stupid do you think Australians are Clennell? This is the journalistic equivalent of running inside and saying “Mummy, I didn’t pinch my sister!” “ ... originated very much “from McKenzie and her office” and did not involve the prime minister. auspol Skylies

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