Skip to main content

Aggregator

Albanese concedes $6m golf club grant in his electorate was not to contain ‘raw sewage’

3 days 12 hours ago

Grant part of $560m invitation-only scheme transparency advocates say largely funded projects in Labor-held seats

Anthony Albanese has admitted he got it wrong after telling parliament a $6m grant to a golf club in his electorate was to stop “raw sewage” going into the nearby river.

The grant given to Marrickville golf club in Sydney’s inner-west is under scrutiny as part of a larger $560m invitation-only grants scheme, which transparency advocates say largely funded projects promised at the 2025 election in Labor-held seats.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here

Continue reading...

Morning news brief

3 days 12 hours ago
A new NPR poll reveals Democrats' advantage going into Election Day, congressional Democrats are forming a task force to protect the election, Netanyahu vies for reelection as polls open in Israel.