7 February 2020
McKenzie’s Removal Was A Bad Day For Democracy
In the Battle of Bridget, the unelected bureaucrats have triumphed over the will of the Victorian people with the effect of diminishing the value of our democracy. Senator Bridget McKenzie has paid a steep price for the sports rorts scandal, being forced to resign as Minister for Agriculture and leave Cabinet. The usual narrative around McKenzie’s dismissal was that it
3 February 2020
Unelected Bureaucrats Engaged In ‘Political Hit Job’ At Labor’s Request
The real scandal in the grants administered by Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie is that unelected bureaucrats at the Australian National Audit Office engaged in political hit job against a conservative politician at the request of Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. The ANAO undertook its Award of Funding under the Community Sport Infrastructure Program audit at the request of Mr Dreyfus. The
