Constitutional expert labels Albanese government’s golf club grant ‘grey corruption’

The Guardian Australia · 2026-10-07T10:59:47.000Z · Politics

Prof Anne Twomey says $6m for Marrickville Golf Club was made under a ‘farcical scheme’, which Labor defended as within the rules Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A leading constitutional expert has labelled an Albanese government decision to award a $6m grant gifted to a golf club in the prime minister’s electorate as “grey corruption”, and called the scheme under which it was awarded a “farce”. Anne Twomey, a University of Sydney professor emerita, submitted the scathing assessment to a Senate inquiry into an opaque $560m invitation-only grants scheme used to fund projects Labor promised at the 2025 election, and which largely went to Labor-held seats. Continue reading...

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