Prime Minister seeks probe into Bridget McKenzie's handling of sports grants program

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Prime Minister seeks probe into Bridget McKenzie's handling of sports grants program
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The Prime Minister has asked the head of his department to investigate whether Bridget McKenzie's handling of a contentious sports grant program breached ministerial standards.

The Prime Minister has asked the head of his department to investigate whether senator Bridget McKenzie's handling of a contentious sports grant program breached ministerial standards.Bridget McKenzie faces an investigation into whether her oversight of a government sports grant scheme breached ministerial standards

A statement provided by the Prime Minister's Office said the entire report into the scheme by the auditor-general had been referred to the secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Philip Gaetjens. "The Prime Minister is awaiting the secretary's advice and will continue to follow due process. The matters raised in the media today have also been referred."Earlier on Wednesday, Senator McKenzie downplayed her membership at a shooting club thatShe issued a statement saying all funded projects were eligible and"as the founder and co-chair of Parliamentary Friends of Shooting her support for shooting sports is very public and well documented".

"Round two funding became available in December 2018 at MYEFO and funding decisions were made from that time."

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