has taken a new twist, with claims federal minister Bridget McKenzie gave a grant to a shooting club but failed to publicly disclose she was a member.
Now The Sydney Morning Herald reports she gave a $35,980 grant to the Wangaratta Clay Shooting Club in Victoria and hasn't publicly declared she was, or is, a club member. As a minister she is also required to disclose potential conflicts on a register of personal interests kept by the Prime Minister's Office
Fake news - was not a member at the time of the grant
The sports rorts affair goes deep inside the CrimeMinister’s office.
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Morrison defends embattled Nationals leader over sports grants furoreScott Morrison has defended embattled deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie for her role in allocating $100 million in community sports grants. AusPol 9News When he is not out denying climate change he is denying inappropriate use of funds. Of course he has. complicit LawMatters ReviewTheRules
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Morrison stands by Bridget McKenzie over sports rortsPrime Minister Scott Morrison says he will 'continue to support' Nationals deputy leader Bridget McKenzie over the so-called sports rorts saga, but concedes his government may have to change the way cash grants are handed out | rharris334 rharris334 She even looks a bit like Ros Kelly rharris334 Not good enough. ScottyfromMarketing seems to think leadership is just frantically mopping up spills. And he can't even do that well. rharris334 May need to find a new way to subvert/corrupt the system...
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McKenzie didn't have legal power to decide sports grants, law expert saysSenator Bridget McKenzie did not have the constitutional power to make decisions about the community sports grant program, a leading law expert says. How is this going to be tested? Not by those who got the $; they R happy. And those who missed out can hardly go to court and argue: 'The Minister has no power to pay us the money that we want her to pay us.' It'd be thrown out, pronto. Looks like an academic point, to me. And she sure as hell didn't have the Moral power. coalitionofevil Everyone who follows politics knows McKenzie doesn’t have the chops to run this scam on her own so it would have been under the guidance of Morrison, Frydenberg & Cormann. Look also to Morrison’s record of throwing public💰 around like a drunk sailor on marketing & advertising
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Scott Morrison is standing by Bridget McKenzie despite sports grants pressurePrime Minister Scott Morrison is backing the deputy Nationals leader despite questions surrounding her role in overseeing $100 million in community sports grants. Of course he has. Dan Andrews literally stole taxpayer money and you didn't care at all, now you repeatedly whine about this non-issue because it's a Liberal. You violate your charter and you steal taxpayer money to push far-Left lies. What a shock! They share the same values.
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