Scott Morrison has defended embattled deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie for her role in allocating $100 million in community sports grants. AusPol 9News
Scott Morrison has defended embattled deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie for her role in allocating $100 million in community sports grants.
Labor has called for Ms McKenzie to resign and pointed to their former sports minister Ros Kelly who stepped down from the ministry and then parliament in 1995 following a similar affair.But Senator McKenzie is refusing to apologise and has the support of the prime minister who said no rules were broken despite allegations of 'pork barrelling' - funding sports clubs in marginal seats rather than on merit.
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