Mark Kenny, Senior Fellow at the Australian National University says “everything adds up to Bridget McKenzie’s position being untenable”. A whistleblower from Bridget McKenzie’s office told Sky News they were silenced when concerns were raised over the sports grant scandal.
Political Editor Andrew Clennell spoke at length with the whistleblower, who told Sky News when they raised their concerns they were told “this is how the minister wants to do it and we have to abide by that”. Mr Kenny said “there’s history in this area, of course we know about the whiteboard affair that took out Ros Kelly in the 90s in the allocation of sports grants”. “Politicising this was a very dangerous thing to do for the minister.
is that before or after Morrisions
LyndaFrench19 Take your medicine! ASAP
lucklynn67 Yeh but do we have to listen to the fingernails scratching on the inside of the coffin lid? I'm trying to watch the tennis--just die ffs
Lot’s of labor green socialists here
Hang in there bridge you are doing a terrific job for the labor party
denniallen Resign
AnthonyCole68 Morrison is going to burn his Bridget
Hang in there Bridget, don't let the rats rattle you.
All up to their necks
Time she took a bullet for the team.
Bridget did nothing wrong simple as that.
Stand practice for our corrupt politicians to bribe the voters and stand practical ce for large Corperations to bribe our politicians
LNP hounded Australians with ROBODEBT for a few dollars of centrelink payments, a system later found to be flawed but Australians were deemed GUILTY until the courts got involved. Now the Auditor General's report says deputy PM misused 100 million in tax payers money! Sack her!
What about the CrimeMinister ?
The lesser Kenny.
Are there no people with a conscience any more?
McKenzie is in the NRA's pocket. She belongs in jail.
markgkenny Morrison's up to his neck in this, media need to stop the protection racket
Is it a double riveted coffin? How many more nails do they need?
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