Albanese concedes $6m golf club grant in his electorate was not to contain ‘raw sewage’
Summary
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conceded that he was wrong to tell Parliament a A$6 million grant to Marrickville Golf Club would fund work to stop raw sewage entering the Cooks River. Officials said sewerage work was not part of the federal grant, which is under scrutiny as part of a A$560 million grants scheme.Key Facts
- The grant went to Marrickville Golf Club in Albanese’s Sydney electorate.
- Infrastructure department assistant secretary Jacinta McDonald told a Senate hearing that sewerage was not part of the grant.
- Albanese had previously told Parliament that the funding would help stop raw sewage entering the Cooks River during floods.
- Albanese acknowledged that his statement about the grant funding sewerage work was incorrect.
- He said the project could include clubhouse improvements, stormwater harvesting, a new toilet and landscaping.
- Albanese said the New South Wales government had committed to addressing sewerage infrastructure at the club.
- Transparency advocates have questioned the A$560 million invitation-only grants scheme, saying it largely funded projects promised at the 2025 election in Labor-held seats.
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