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ScoMo is in deep dooda with the Bridget McKenzie fiasco. Every day it becomes clearer and clearer how shonky were the processes for giving away public money to sports groups before the last election.
But where does ScoMo go.
Bridget McKenzie’s office told ‘not appropriate’ to approve sports grants after applications closed
Exclusive: Sport Australia also found eight of nine did not meet ‘high merit’ criteria in some categories
Bridget McKenzie’s office approved nine sport grants after applications closed, something Sport Australia warned was unfair. It also found eight of nine did not demonstrate ‘high merit’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP
Sarah Martin
@msmarto
Published on Fri 24 Jan 2020 19.00 GMT
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Bridget McKenzie’s office approved nine sport grants in key seats that it asked Sport Australia to assess after applications closed, despite a warning from the agency that it was “not appropriate” to accept or fund the projects.
The direct request from McKenzie’s office to Sport Australia under the controversial sport rorts affair asked it to consider nine new applications that had either been substantially amended or were new on March 20 – less than two months before the May election.
Four of the applications that came directly from the minister’s office came from proponents who had not submitted an application when the grants were open publicly in August and September 2018.
Sports grants: Michael McCormack stands by Bridget McKenzie, saying she has done ‘outstanding job’
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In response to the request from McKenzie’s office, Sport Australia warned that it was unfair for the applications to be considered, given it had refused similar requests from other MPs and sporting clubs after applications closed on 14 September 2018.
“No new applications have been accepted since this time and this has been communicated publicly – to the many MPs, sporting clubs and other organisations and individuals who have written expressly for the purpose of requesting the opportunity to apply,” a letter from Sport Australia to the minister’s office on March 22 said.
“Therefore it is not appropriate to invite or accept new applications at this time.”
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...prove-sports-grants-after-applications-closed
But where does ScoMo go.
Bridget McKenzie’s office told ‘not appropriate’ to approve sports grants after applications closed
Exclusive: Sport Australia also found eight of nine did not meet ‘high merit’ criteria in some categories
Bridget McKenzie’s office approved nine sport grants after applications closed, something Sport Australia warned was unfair. It also found eight of nine did not demonstrate ‘high merit’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP
Sarah Martin
@msmarto
Published on Fri 24 Jan 2020 19.00 GMT
1,319
Bridget McKenzie’s office approved nine sport grants in key seats that it asked Sport Australia to assess after applications closed, despite a warning from the agency that it was “not appropriate” to accept or fund the projects.
The direct request from McKenzie’s office to Sport Australia under the controversial sport rorts affair asked it to consider nine new applications that had either been substantially amended or were new on March 20 – less than two months before the May election.
Four of the applications that came directly from the minister’s office came from proponents who had not submitted an application when the grants were open publicly in August and September 2018.
Sports grants: Michael McCormack stands by Bridget McKenzie, saying she has done ‘outstanding job’
Read more
In response to the request from McKenzie’s office, Sport Australia warned that it was unfair for the applications to be considered, given it had refused similar requests from other MPs and sporting clubs after applications closed on 14 September 2018.
“No new applications have been accepted since this time and this has been communicated publicly – to the many MPs, sporting clubs and other organisations and individuals who have written expressly for the purpose of requesting the opportunity to apply,” a letter from Sport Australia to the minister’s office on March 22 said.
“Therefore it is not appropriate to invite or accept new applications at this time.”
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...prove-sports-grants-after-applications-closed