As the $100M sports grants scandal heads in to its third week, media seem to be finally gearing up to deliver the death blow, with sensationalised hints that the PM’s office was more directly involved than previously thought.

Tonight on @theprojecttv the explosive email that exposes the exact instruction from the PM’s office to Bridget McKenzie #auspol #SportsRort — Lisa Wilkinson (@Lisa_Wilkinson) January 31, 2020

It’s an important story, and on appearances seem to a horrific abuse of power that highlights the levels of brazen misallocation of funds that can occur within the hallowed halls of power in this country.

The excuses have been pathetic, from calls that this money will ensure “that girls didn’t have to change out the back of the shed” even though a club that got money for women’s change rooms doesn’t actually have any female players, and one club that does and ask for the same funding got rejected.

The only notable difference in the ‘merit’ of these applications, apart from one team not actually having any female players, is that the approved grant was in a marginal seat and the rejected grant was in a Labor seat.