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So far, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pointed to the auditor's finding that all recipients were"eligible" and it was delivering"much-needed grants to local communities".
"The program of $100 million was spent on ensuring that young girls don't have to change in their parents' cars or out the back of the shed, they can have actual proper facilities in their communities. In 1994, Labor minister Ros Kelly resigned as part of the fallout relating to her own sports grants program.
By emphasising that recipients under the current scheme were"eligible", Mr Morrison has sought to differentiate the current scheme from Ros Kelly's so-called"sports rorts" affair.The audit office was given access to a list of grants, their assessment by Sport Australia, and whether they were funded or not. It also spoke to staff in the minister's office.
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