Albanese is under fire over a grants program that benefitted his local golf club. Were any rules broken?
The majority of grants under the $560m Labor program were given to seats held by the party before the election Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese is under fire after an invite-only grant program allocated millions to marginal Labor seats and his old local golf club.
The government claims it has broken no rules and delivered its election promises by the standard method but transparency advocates have said the system needs reform and have drawn comparisons to the notorious “sports rorts” affair.
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