# Albanese admits $6m grant to electorate golf club was not for ‘raw sewage’ works

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-27 06:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/27/albanese-admits-6m-marrickville-golf-club-grant-not-to-fix-raw-sewage

> Anthony Albanese acknowledged that he was wrong to tell parliament a $6m grant to Marrickville Golf Club in his electorate would prevent raw sewage entering a nearby river. Infrastructure officials said sewerage was not part of the grant. Albanese said the New South Wales government had stepped in to fund sewerage work. The grant is part of a $560m invitation-only scheme that transparency advocates say largely funded projects in Labor-held seats.