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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Basford Canales and Kat Wong

Albanese concedes $6m golf club grant in his electorate was not to contain ‘raw sewage’

A general view of the Marrickville golf club in Sydney on 8 October
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has admitted ‘it was not correct’ to say a $6m grant to Marrickville golf club in his electorate was for sewerage works. Photograph: Sarah Wilson/AAP

Anthony Albanese has admitted he got it wrong after telling parliament a $6m grant to a golf club in his electorate was to stop “raw sewage” going into the nearby river.

The grant given to Marrickville golf club in Sydney’s inner-west is under scrutiny as part of a larger $560m invitation-only grants scheme, which transparency advocates say largely funded projects promised at the 2025 election in Labor-held seats.

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