Saturday, 1 February 2020

Sports rort: Dutton backs beleaguered McKenzie saying 'I've got confidence in Bridget'

Joyce also supported Nationals colleague while Frydenberg refused to say whether she should stay or go

Peter Dutton has pointedly backed the besieged Nationals deputy leader Bridget McKenzie ahead of the prime minister receiving formal advice about whether there has been a breach of ministerial standards in the sports grants controversy.

While the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, was noticeably more circumspect about his thoughts on McKenzie’s future in a separate interview on the ABC on Sunday, the home affairs minister, who made a run for the prime ministership against Scott Morrison last year, told Sky News while he wasn’t in possession of all the facts, he knew McKenzie was a good minister.

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