Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton over allegations of pork-barrelling community grants. Speaking on 3AW radio on Friday, Morrison rejected the allegations against Dutton. “There’s nothing in front of me which says he’s done anything outside the rules,” he said. “I’m not aware of any breaches of any rules or regulations in relation to the administration of that program.” Morrison then addressed comments from the opposition Labor Party on the allegations. “If the Labor Party thinks there has been, they should actually make an accusation with substance rather than just throwing mud around,” Morrison said. Dutton was first accused of diverting community safety funding to a list of hand-picked projects in electorates rather than follow the departments’ recommendations, in a report by the ABC’s 7:30 program. It published a home affair department briefing, detailing the top projects available for the safety grant funding and suggested Dutton …
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