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Sports rorts: Gaetjens requests Senate appearance be delayed

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has pulled out of his scheduled appearance before the Senate inquiry into the controversial…

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Additional estimates committee meetings so surreal, they’re fodder for Utopia

By Verona Burgess

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What do you get when you combine the politics of fear with a complex set of crises, and garnish the mix with stupidity, greed and…

Sports rorts: McKenzie denies changing list of successful clubs during caretaker period

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The former sports minister has taken to her website to deny she had altered a list of clubs approved for funding under the Commonwealth’s sports…

Gaetjens did not know about emails between PM’s and McKenzie’s offices, inquiry heard

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Penny Wong has grilled Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet staff over how much they knew about correspondence between the offices of the Prime…

Sports rorts: APS commissioner asked to investigate Beauchamp’s destruction of notes

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Glenys Beauchamp destroyed notes taken during meetings last year involving the controversial $100 million government sports grants program, she has told a Senate inquiry.

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When a can of worms has been opened, of course no one wants to embrace it

By Verona Burgess

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One of most deeply uncomfortable points for both the parliament and the public service in the Australian National Audit Office’s report on the Community Sport…

Opinion: Sports rorts shows need for public sector re-think

By Laurie Patton

Features

We really do need to rethink old practices and principles that are no longer appropriate, much less still embraced. This applies to both ministers and…

PM&C boss defends sports rorts investigation, rejects ANAO findings

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The head of the Australian Public Service has spoken out to justify his investigation into the former sports minister Bridget McKenzie's handling of a Commonwealth…

Senate push to release Gaetjens report loses 35-36

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

A Senate committee into the sports rorts will begin on Thursday with evidence from the national auditor-general Grant Hehir. Gaetjens will also be called.

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As the government blusters and self-justifies, it’s the public servants who get mandatory integrity training

By Verona Burgess

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Somebody very senior in the Australian Public Service needs to spell out explicitly and publicly that it is never okay for ministers to use federal…

Gaetjens to speak on sports rorts ‘in due course’

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The head of the Australian Public Service will make a public statement regarding his investigation into former Nationals deputy Bridget McKenzie's handling of a sports…

Ministerial reshuffle: Veterans’ Affairs, Resources portfolios move into cabinet, Littleproud takes Agriculture

By The Mandarin

Defence

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accepted the ministerial appointment recommendations of the leader of his Coalition partner, the Nationals' Michael McCormack, to reshuffle several major…

Gaetjens signals McKenzie’s departure, but not an end to meddling ministers

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Scott Morrison's top mandarin has handed over his report on the sports rorts scandal, prompting the resignation of agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie. While McKenzie accepted…

The Sport Australia board should resign in protest

By Scott Hamilton

Features

Our big country is full of big things. The Big Banana. The Big Pineapple. The Big Prawn. Big grants programs with large whiteboards, colourful spreadsheets…

Staff movements at agency tied to controversial sports grants scheme

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The Australian Sports Commission has appointed a new boss amid investigations into how Senator Bridget McKenzie handled the agency’s grants program. Former Ernst & Young…