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Albanese Admits Misleading House Over Golf Course Grant

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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The Centre for Public Integrity reported that 98% of invite-only infrastructure projects received funding.
317 of 325 invited projects under two grant programs were awarded money, with 97.5-97.6% success rates.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted he misled the House about the Marrickville Golf Course grant’s sewage purpose.
Constitutional expert Anne Twomey called the invite-only system ‘grey corruption’.

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The Centre for Public Integrity reported that 98% of invite-only infrastructure projects received funding.
317 of 325 invited projects under two grant programs were awarded money, with 97.5-97.6% success rates.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted he misled the House about the Marrickville Golf Course grant’s sewage purpose.
Constitutional expert Anne Twomey called the invite-only system ‘grey corruption’.