Scott Morrison maintains sports grants were decided before final emails to his office

PM under pressure over evidence grant approval was dated 4 April despite exchange of emails on 10 April

Scott Morrison has attempted to step around evidence to the Senate inquiry probing the sports rorts controversy by asserting grants were approved by Bridget McKenzie on 4 April – days before before the parliament was dissolved for the 2019 election.

The Australian National Audit Office has told the Senate inquiry, in answers to questions on notice, that McKenzie, the former sports minister, wrote to the prime minister on 10 April attaching spreadsheets of projects she intended to fund, summarised by state, political party and electorate. She then provided the signed approval brief, which was dated 4 April, to Sport Australia on 11 April.

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