Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie is facing pressure to resign over the saga which saw the government use a $100 million sports grant program to hand out cash to marginal seats ahead of the 2019 election. Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell had revealed Minister McKenzie’s behaviour was exposed by the solitary email which one staffer emailed to themselves so they could print the information.
Ms Hanson told Sky News host Peter Gleeson there “has to be accountability” when ministers push for their “own agenda”. “You cannot allow any government … to push their own pork barrelling or push their own agenda or [to be] looking after themselves,” she said. “It’s not fair on everyone else … [and] people are sick and tired of lies, corruption or whatever politicians get up to in feathering their own nest”.
Is there anything that populist Pauline won’t get behind?
Piggy in the middle.
Just bloody iq and psychologically test all political candidates for the next election and start clean! You have to pass to apply and we will have ethical hard working smart people! DREAMS and a fair mix of women,men and indigenous members oh yeah this will never fly if non pass!
OneNationAus JacquiLambie centre_alliance If she is not sacked in the next few days then a no confidence motion against Scott Morrison LNP govt must be held. Australia deserve better than a govt that buys votes during an election campaign with 100 million of tax payers money.
Bring Back Senator Rod Culleton!!!!!! Restore the Constitution 1901, to it's Rightful state. God Bless.
Oh man, she is cooked now
What rubbish ... Meanwhile Catherine King sitting in parliament who approved ineligible applications - they were Not recommended
Until she doesn't. At least PaulineHansonOz is getting cheaper in her old age. Some media attention and a goon bag and It's sorted.👍 auspol AUSLaborRBLX SportsRort sportsrorts CrimeMinisterMorrison ScottyfromMarketing BridgetMcKenzie
And One Nation is scratching it’s head wondering why it is losing followers. Just another political arm of the Labor Party. How many times is this that One Nation has sided with Labor. Why doesn’t she just name it Labors One Nation Party.
Such a wild ride with ol hanson
What a load of shit!
Pauline keep well away from Labor.
A rare occasion I find myself agreeing with Pauline.
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Bridget McKenzie fails to declare investment property | Sky News AustraliaEmbattled Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie is facing more criticism for failing to declare a new investment property for three months.\n\nParliamentary practice gives MPs 35 days to update their register of interests after buying a property, but she did not declare the October purchase until January. \n\nHer office has blamed a long settlement period for the delay. \n\nThe latest controversy comes in the wake of the sports rort funding saga.\n\nThe senator will find out whether she will stay in her role in the coming days as Prime Minister Scott Morrison awaits his department secretary to determine if she broke ministerial standards.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia Purchase or settlement? She doesn’t own it until it’s paid for. You people in the media really hate her don’t you? Is it an anti gun thing? And there’s no record of her own residential address, her expense claims for travel from her residence to anywhere cannot be properly/honestly assessed. And your Murdoch sycophants come tumbling down
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EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower in Bridget McKenzie’s office reveals grant fears were silenced | Sky News AustraliaA whistleblower from Bridget McKenzie’s office has told Sky News they were silenced when concerns were raised over the sports grant scandal.\n\nPolitical 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”. \n\nThe minister’s office said Ms McKenzie would not comment on “purported conversations between staff in her office” but did not deny the accuracy of the claims. \n\nMs 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. \n\nMr Clennell was also made aware of a report commissioned from the Department of Health by the minister – at a $160,000 cost to the taxpayer – into the economic and social effects of shooting. \n\nHowever, when handed down the report said “it is not possible to say from the data whether hunters and shooters have these attributes because they engage in hunting and shooting, or for another reason”. \n aclennell She's the sacrificial lamb for a hell of a lot of others rorts. It would be nice if you held others accountable. aclennell The CrimeMinister was up to his Happy Clapping eyeballs in the sportsrorts Anyone who really thinks a Minister can divert $100 million without the CrimeMinister knowing, needs to think deeper aclennell So, they said nothing outside Bmac's office at the time, to keep their job? How are they a whistleblower then, if the train has left the station?
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BREAKING: Whistleblower in Bridget McKenzie’s office reveals grant fears were silenced | Sky News AustraliaBridget McKenzie’s former chief of staff was warned by a staffer the sport grants scheme could be detrimental to the government, Sky News understands. \n\nPolitical 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”. \n\nThe minister’s office said Ms McKenzie would not comment on “purported conversations between staff in her office” but did not deny the accuracy of the claims. \n\nMs 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 sports clubs in marginal seats ahead of the 2019 election. \n\nMr Clennell was also made aware of a report commissioned from the Department of Health by the minister – at a $160,000 cost to the taxpayer – into the economic and social effects of shooting. \n\nHowever, when handed down the report said: “it is not possible to say from the data whether hunters and shooters have these attributes because they engage in hunting and shooting, or for another reason”. JaneCaro Probably explains why he's a FORMER chief of staff. JaneCaro BEEP BEEP!! what’s that. That Bridget is the bus you will be thrown under. Some staffer said something to another staffer. Thought you said she was resigning last Friday?
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‘Concern’ sports rorts saga would break before election | Sky News AustraliaSky 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.\n\nMs 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.\n\nMr Clennell said he was told the ‘sports rorts’ scandal originated very much “from McKenzie and her office” and did not involve the prime minister. \n\nMr Clennell said he was told the ‘sports rorts’ implication doesn’t seem to extend “that far” to involve Prime Minister Scott Morrison. \n\n“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. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia 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 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
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‘Sports rorts’ scandal could ‘ruin’ Morrison’s National Press Club address | Sky News AustraliaSky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says his sources have said Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s National Press Club address on Wednesday could 'be completely ruined” by the Bridget McKenzie scandal. \n\nMr Clennell revealed Ms McKenzie’s behaviour was exposed by the solitary email which one staffer emailed to themselves so they could print the information. \n\nMinister McKenzie is facing pressure to resign over the saga which saw the government use a $100 million sports grant programme to hand out cash to marginal seats ahead of the 2019 election. \n\n“All of us kind of think she’s gone,” Mr Clennell told Sky News host Chris Smith. \n\n“Surely … enough is enough for Scott Morrison,” he said.\n\nImage: Getty aclennell You mean the Liberal Party scandal? But thank you for the good news anyhoo. aclennell Him showing up would ruin it. Only so much BS and Lies one person can spew forth without becoming nauseous. auspol aclennell Just posted this on his FB page. See how long before it’s deleted!
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EXCLUSIVE: McKenzie grant rort ‘exposed’ by two words in a single email | Sky News AustraliaThe auditor-general reached its scathing conclusion when probing Bridget McKenzie’s sports grants scheme because a single email contained the words “targeted” and “marginal”.\n\nSky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has revealed Minister McKenzie’s behaviour was exposed by the solitary email which one staffer emailed to themselves so they could print the information.\n\nMs McKenzie is facing pressure to resign over the saga which saw the government use a $100 million sports grant programme to hand out cash to marginal seats ahead of the 2019 election. \n\nThe minister’s defenders are maintaining the grants are all above board but many within the Nationals are gunning for her to be sacked from her deputy leadership position.\n\nImage: Getty aclennell aclennell Semantics Rule KO 💄🐷 still a 🐷 aclennell Really, justify the 500k to wealthy Mosman rowing club then that already had millions in the bank. While other sports facilities had no water in change rooms, old equipment and so on. The process was bent end story just like the government
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