Have you ever been in a position where you read something, and you can’t get it out of your head? There’s been such good journalism in recent weeks teasing out the minute atrocities associated with the sports grants program, which is the latest iteration of politicians and their advisers treating taxpayers’ money as if it’s an election-funding ATM. These particular paragraphs detail the legal framework sitting around Sport Australia, which might sound a bit arid, but walk with me, it’s worth it. That legal advice was never sought, and the bus accelerated. Did people inside officialdom forget to commission legal advice about whether the minister could be the decision maker?

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2020 18:56 UTC