Scott Morrison criticised for announcing sports grants for clubs in his electorate

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg reportedly anunced $200,000 sports grants under controversial $100 million program overseen by Bridget McKenzie, former sports minister. According to international media reports, Morrison also boasted about program and reportedly said that it 'isn't about sport' but rar 'community'. However, Morrison and McKenzie have faced a lot of criticism and former sports minister is also facing a growing pressure to resign over handling of community sports grant program. 

three clubs in Morrison's electorate of Cook received funding under community sport infrastructure grant program reportedly include Lilli Pilli Football Club, which got $200,00, Sans Souci Football Club which received $50,000 and St George and Surland Shire Giants Baseball Club which was allotted $42,500. auditor general recently also released a scathing report on program and argued that funding h a distributional bias in favour of marginal seats. She furr also suggested that n sports minister may have lacked legal authority to approve grants. 

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Federal funding could bring court cases

Morrison was recently also asked if he or his office played any role in allocation of grants, to which he replied that decisions were done in accordance with process minister set out. He reportedly also clarified that prime minister's office has always relayed on representations me it by its members and minister was one making decision on those grants programs. auditor general, however, argued that 70 per cent of projects approved by McKenzie in second round in March 2019 were t recommended by Sport Australia, rising to 73 per cent in third round in April 2019 after an extra $40 million was tipped into program. 

Australian PM and former sports minister have always maintained that all projects were eligible for funding and rules were broken. Morrison has also asked attorney general to clarify and dress legal issues raised by auditor general. funding has furr led lawyers to warn that clubs which missed out on federal funding could bring court cases to overturn McKenzie's decision. 

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