A showdown is looming in the sports grants saga, with the former head of Sport Australia to give parliamentary evidence into the scandal-plagued $100 million pre-election program.
It comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison refuses to release a controversial report by his department head, Philip Gaetjens, that claims the awarding of grants was fair. Kate Palmer is a respected sports administrator who left Sport Australia in January after the board indicated it wanted to test the market for her role. It is understood Ms Palmer remains deeply disappointed at the way the program was administered by the office of then-minister Bridget McKenzie. The former chief executive of Sport Australia has agreed to give evidence at a Senate hearing into the politically-compromised program. Claims of sports rorts are all over the news. Get up to speed quickly with the year's biggest political scandal — who did what, when, and why people are angry. The previous hearing of the committee featured Liberal senator Eric Abetz seeking to confirm that all recipients were eligible to receive funding, only to be told by the Audit Officer they weren't. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-21/kate-palmer-to-appear-at-sport-grants-inquiry/11985802
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