Sky News contributor Caleb Bond says “every single government spends money in order to benefit themselves” amidst calls from many in the Labor Party for Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie to resign.
A recent report from the Auditor General found Ms McKenzie ignored suggestions from Sports Australia when allocating $100 million of sports grants allegedly in order to favour Coalition seats.
Mr Bond told Sky News host Chris Smith if this is the standard the Labor Party want to set “then Anthony Albanese… better stand by it”. “If [the Labor Party] happen to get into government at the next election and they do the same, then there will be hell to pay,” Mr Bond said. Fellow panelist Kristy McSweeney from the PR Counsel said “Parliament is a big glass house for those who want to throw stones”.
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