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Out of bounds: how Bridget McKenzie presided over 'Sports Rorts' II

Andrew Tillett

Three months ago, members of the Yankalilla Bowling Club on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula played for the first time on their new synthetic bowling green.

Those few square metres of artificial grass have triggered a political storm that sees Nationals Deputy Leader Bridget McKenzie digging in against calls for her scalp after an auditor-general report found she used a $100 million slush fund for political pork barrelling in marginal seats.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com

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