Under-fire Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie has tendered her resignation.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday afternoon that the deputy Nationals leader had chosen to resign over decisions she made in her previous portfolio as sport minister.
Mr Morrison said he was acting on the recommendation of a departmental report that said Senator McKenzie breached ministerial rules in the so-called sports rorts scandal.
In January Mr Morrison ordered his department secretary to look into the handling of the $100 million sports grant program, and particularly a $36,000 grant Senator McKenzie when she was sports minister awarded to a Victorian shooting club of which she is a member.
Mr Morrison said the decision points to a failure to disclose gun club membership.
Mr Morrison said he doesn’t accept the characterisation of the Auditor-General’s report.
In a statement, Senator McKenzie said she would “remain committed to being a Victorian National Party Senator” to help rural communities.
“The honour and privilege to serve as Australia’s first female Agriculture Minister has been immense,” she said.
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