Government urged Adelaide council to apply for grant to upgrade sporting facilities | ABC NEWS
The federal government’s grants scheme has come under renewed scrutiny after documents revealed a Labor frontbencher pledged $5 million for an Adelaide council project before any formal costing process.
Health Minister Mark Butler reportedly encouraged the City of Charles Sturt to apply for federal funding for an upgrade to the home ground of the Adelaide Jaguars women’s soccer club and provide a ‘behind-the-envelope’ cost estimate.
Liberal Senator James Paterson has likened the program to controversial acts which were exposed under the Morrison government, while Labor frontbencher Julian Hill defended the grant and cited a formal costing process before its final approval.
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