Labor may axe $18m grant to foundation for which governor general lobbied Scott Morrison

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Labor has signalled it may axe an $18m grant to a leadership foundation for which the governor general, David Hurley, personally lobbied the Morrison government .

The government's leader in the Senate, Penny Wong, revealed on Tuesday the grant to establish the Australian Future Leaders Program is under review" as part of the October budget, along with other unspecified Coalition initiatives.

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