Scott Morrison has declined to respond to a statement by former minister Bridget McKenzie that raises fresh questions about whether the Prime Minister's office intervened in handing out "sports rorts'' grants.
Mr Morrison said on Friday he was too busy with the coronavirus to respond to the statement Senator McKenzie's issued late on Thursday, after Parliament rose for a fortnight.
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