Labor is calling on Scott Morrison to take action against Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie after it was revealed she ran a “parallel” process to Sport Australia prior to the election.
The Nationals Senator – and then sport minister – is under fire after an Australian National Audit review found a distribution bias in 684 grants to grassroots sporting clubs, and found 61 per cent of the decisions made ignored Sport Australia’s advice. Labor frontbencher Tony Burke told Sky News Mr Morrison needed to explain why Ms McKenzie should remain in the ministry. “We don’t want to wait for parliament before there is action here,” he said.
ScottMorrisonMP A true honest leader would take it upon himself to do the right thing. Sorry my bad!
ScottMorrisonMP 4th Feb 19 they assemble, address bushfire impact past, present, future. Eventually auspol has to deal with McKenzie, Taylor, Morrison misleading Parliament and rorting. ALP Ros Kelly resigned over an identical rort. ALP lost that 1994 by-election. Welcome to L/NP's 2020 💩
ScottMorrisonMP Labor/ Green alliance can not accept they lost the May 18 election They are stuck in the 5th stage of grievance
ScottMorrisonMP Someone ring Roz Kelly for a comment.
ScottMorrisonMP Not even sorry or ashamed. Unbelievable.
ScottMorrisonMP Seriously, the AFP should be taking action. Sure ScottMorrisonMP should remove her from the ministry but does anyone believe Morrison wasn’t up to his armpits in this corruption across all portfolios? Not a bloody chance! auspol LNPcorruption
ScottMorrisonMP This is serious - what action will you take?
ScottMorrisonMP If PM doesn’t sack her, precedent Ros Kelly sports rort then he lacks the leadership that he is trying so hard to demonstrate ScottyFomMarketing
ScottMorrisonMP Sports were the winners? Who cares!
ScottMorrisonMP She has form. The time before was using taxpayers money on private jets.
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