As Bridget McKenzie fronts the so-called sports rorts inquiry, get back up to speed quickly

It was officially known as the Community Sports Infrastructure Grant program, a $100 million Federal Government scheme to deliver funding to sporting clubs in the months before the 2019 election.

It was completed with barely a blip.

But eight months after the Coalition Government was returned to power, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) delivered an explosive report, finding the pre-election cash splash was focused on marginal and target seats.

It found a list put together by Sport Australia, outlining which clubs were most deserving of funding, had been largely ignored by the then-sports minister Bridget McKenzie.

The auditor-general also raised the…