The Coalition and Labor have promised more than $40m to sporting clubs that benefited from the government’s infamous “sports rorts” grant program, including those with projects ranked with low merit scores and not recommended for funding.
A Guardian Australia analysis of election promises made since the beginning of the year shows that the two major parties have promised more than $550m combined to almost 200 different sports clubs in the lead up to the election, with about $260m pledged by the Coalition and $290m promised by Labor.
