Scott Morrison and the secretive $18m grant

<p>Before he was voted out, the former Prime Minister Scott Morrison received a pitch from the Governor-General David Hurley: the taxpayer should fund a foundation for ‘future Australian leaders’.</p><p>We don’t know much about the merits of the program, who would get selected and what kind of training they would get – but it was promised the funding.</p><p>Now, with the secret ministries saga still hanging over Canberra, pressure is mounting to investigate whether there was enough transparency in the process of funding this mysterious leadership training program.</p><p>Today, chief political correspondent at <em>The Saturday Paper </em>Karen Middleton, on Scott Morrison’s secretive $18 million leadership grant.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Chief political correspondent at <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Karen Middleton</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>