Analysis

Bridget McKenzie has nowhere to hide in sports grants scandal

Kirsten Lawson
Updated January 16 2020 - 3:28pm, first published 3:21pm
National Party deputy leader Bridget McKenzie. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
National Party deputy leader Bridget McKenzie. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

If Bridget McKenzie survives the sports grants scandal with her ministry intact, it will be a miracle. To be sure, we live in an era of political miracles, but if she, the Nationals and Scott Morrison think it reasonable to tough or bluff this one out, it speaks not to an era of enlightenment but an era of dangerous befuddlement where everyone has collectively lost complete track of what is right and what is wrong.

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Kirsten Lawson

Kirsten Lawson

Political reporter

It's about the truth for me. That means asking questions. Then asking more questions. On the best days, we get answers.

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