The opposition leader is demanding the prime minister's top bureaucrat release his sports grant report in full.
The opposition leader is demanding the prime minister's top bureaucrat release his sports grant report in full. Following weeks of pressure, the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department made his first public intervention into the saga.
Phil Gaetjens released a summary of his assessment to the Senate but the government is refusing to make the full investigation public. Anthony Albanese said Mr Gaetjens must take matters into his own hands. Image: News Corp Australia
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