Anthony Albanese held undeclared honorary membership to golf club awarded $6 million
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing scrutiny for failing to declare an honorary membership to the Marrickville Golf Club, which received $6 million in government funding. Albanese claims he was unaware of the membership and has not visited the club in years.
Why it matters
This raises questions regarding political transparency, potential conflicts of interest, and the allocation of public funds to local projects.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held an honorary membership to Marrickville Golf Club, which he has not declared on his register of interests.
The golf club was promised $6 million at the federal election, and the money awarded through a fund that heavily favoured Labor seats.
The Coalition says the federal government must explain what process was used to construct the list of projects nominated for funding.
Link copied Share Share article Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held an honorary membership to the Marrickville Golf Club in his seat, which was promised $6 million at the 2025 election through an invite-only scheme, and which Mr Albanese has not declared.
Mr Albanese has previously spoken of his long association with the club, but records of his register of interests dating back to his entry to parliament in 1996 do not mention a membership at the club, either paid or honorary.
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