Television interview - News24 Newsday

Television interview - News24 Newsday Suzana Cameron Wed, 09/09/2026 - 14:34 KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Okay, let's bring in Assistant Minister to the PM, Pat Gorman. Should you have programs like this where it's invitation only for grants? PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: Well, governments should deliver on the election commitments that they make at democratically-held elections. That is exactly what has happened in this case. And can I just say, I had sports clubs in my electorate who lost money. They had money that they had been fairly awarded through the sports programs administered by the previous Liberal-National government. They had that money ripped away from them and given to clubs in Liberal electorates. I am not going to take a lecture from Bridget McKenzie of all people about proper government administration. GILBERT : What's wrong with how the ABC handled that, though? The Prime Minister's not happy. GORMAN : I think the Prime Minister very clearly said that there has been a lot of information that was given to the ABC, that was not contained in their report. I think the important pieces of fact in this discussion is firstly, this was an honorary me