McKenzie's fate rests on when she approved shooting club grant | rharris334
He offered only lukewarm support for the embattled minister on Thursday, saying he was “prepared to take whatever action is necessary” once he received advice on whether she broke ministerial standards.can also reveal the Australian Clay Target Association announced in 2015 Senator McKenzie had accepted the role of its patron, and she was still listed in the position in the association's journal as recently as December last year.
The body at the centre of the controversy, Wangaratta Clay Target Club, confirmed on Thursday the Victorian senator - an avid shooter - had registered to become a "full fee paying member" on January 25, 2019.Club vice-president Brian Reid said the membership was a gift from the club's committee and valued near $180.
Mr Reid told Sky News Australia the club would likely have applied for the grant "six months or more" before Senator McKenzie became a member."We would have applied for it well before she visited the club," Mr Reid said. He said the club was uncomfortable that it had caused Senator McKenzie's grief and said from its point of view she had "done nothing wrong at all".the grant to Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Philip Gaetjens on Wednesday, said the process would take place "independently" of his government.
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