Sports rorts: agency admits failing to tell Senate about second McKenzie email

Sport Australia has been forced to correct the record after failing to tell a Senate inquiry it received a second set of instructions from the former sport minister Bridget McKenzie on the day Scott Morrison called the 2019 election.

The agency that administered the controversial sports grants program acknowledged the error during a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday, and copped a blast from Labor for waiting several days before making the admission.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/04/new-email-puts-morrison-back-in-firing-line-over-sports-rorts

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