Coalition and Labor pledge $40m of election cash to clubs that benefited from ‘sports rorts’

Some organisations awarded sports grants against the department's recommendations in 2019 are in line for more money in 2022

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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.

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