Anthony Albanese is forced to backtrack over false claims in $6million Marrickville Golf Club row: ‘That was not correct’

Anthony Albanese has admitted he was wrong to tell Parliament that a $6 million federal grant to Marrickville Golf Club would pay for sewerage works. The correction followed a Senate hearing where Infrastructure Department officials said those works were not included in the grant agreement, prompting the Opposition to accuse the Prime Minister of misleading Parliament.

The grant is mainly for a redevelopment including clubhouse upgrades, a new bar, a redesigned pro shop, stormwater harvesting, toilets and landscaping; the final design is still being developed. Albanese said the NSW Government had separately committed funding in September 2025 for sewerage infrastructure, which he said falls under state responsibility. He has honorary social membership at the council-owned club and denies helping secure the federal grant.