澳大利亞最著名的憲法學者安妮·圖米(Anne Twomey)指出,總理阿爾巴尼斯向當地的馬里克維爾高爾夫俱樂部(Marrickville Golf Club)撥款600萬澳元屬於「灰色腐敗」,在憲法層面上,這項撥款計劃的早期設計是「無效的」。
在2025年大選背景下,阿爾巴尼斯承諾向其選區內的馬里克維爾高爾夫俱樂部提供600萬澳元撥款,但未披露自己擁有該俱樂部的榮譽會員身份。
在這一消息曝光後,阿爾巴尼斯表示,他並不知道自己被授予了榮譽會員身份,而且「很多很多年」沒有去過該俱樂部的會所了。
但澳洲人報隨後披露,阿爾巴尼斯與該俱樂部有著長期往來。2019年,在支持保留該球場的一次活動中,他還曾公開表示:『我需要說明一下自己的利益關係……幾十年來我一直來這裡,也一直使用這傢俱樂部。』」
在議會針對該撥款計划進行的調查中,悉尼大學榮休教授安妮·圖米提交了一份措辭嚴厲的意見書,表示撥款規則簡直是一場「鬧劇」,並建議政客們「補習一下聯邦制和誠信方面的課程」。
阿爾巴尼斯此前曾稱讚圖米教授「備受尊敬」,是「澳大利亞憲法學領域的頂尖學者」,並任命她加入憲法專家組,就「原住民議會之聲」(Indigenous Voice to Parliament)的設計提供建議。
在這次提交給議會委員會的意見書中,圖米教授嚴厲抨擊了這項計劃,稱其設計「別有用心……旨在營造一種誠信和合規的公眾形象,同時利用公共資金進行政治恩惠輸送和利益交換,這違背了公共利益」。
她將針對馬里克維爾高爾夫俱樂部的這類撥款比作「灰色腐敗」——這一概念是由阿爾巴尼斯政府任命的生產力委員會專員丹妮爾·伍德(Danielle Wood)提出的。圖米表示:「如果聯邦政客想通過承諾在選區內興建游泳池、高爾夫俱樂部和社區中心來贏得選舉,那他們就需要補上聯邦制和誠信方面的課。如果他們想提供地方性設施,就應該去競選地方議員。」
「聯邦政客不應就具體的本地項目做出競選承諾,也不應出於政治私利而非公共利益來承諾動用公共資金。
「不,這不僅僅關乎『是否為一名優秀的選區議員』的問題,這涉及的是一種『灰色腐敗』,以及以犧牲公眾利益為代價濫用公共資金的行為。」
她甚至援引了工黨資深議員安德魯·利(Andrew Leigh)關於前莫里森政府時期所謂「體育撥款醜聞」(sports rorts scandal)的研究:這種「濫用公共資金的行為會引發對政府的不信任,助長腐敗……浪費公共資源,而且從各方面來看,甚至無法達到在選舉中爭取選票的目的」。
「與其提出那些所謂的『誠信』主張,最終卻制定出目前這樣不完善的《聯邦撥款規則與原則》,不如真正實施一套以誠信為基礎的政策。這樣的政策或許反而更能贏得選票。」 圖米寫道。
BREAKING: ALBO CAUGHT IN $6M GOLF CLUB LIE – Professor Torches Labor』s 「Grey Corruption」
Anthony Albanese went to the election promising 「integrity,」 but his government has just been hit with a massive “grey corruption” scandal, and the details are damning.
Australia』s most prominent constitutional law scholar, University of Sydney Professor Emerita Anne Twomey, just absolutely torched the Albanese government in a searing parliamentary submission.
Her verdict? The government’s grants scheme is a 「farce」 deliberately designed to disguise political patronage and the grant of favours using your taxpayer dollars.
Look at the blatant hypocrisy on display:
Albanese promised a cool $6 million of public money to his own local golf club (Marrickville Golf Club) during the 2025 election.
He failed to declare he held an honorary membership there. When caught out, Albo claimed he had no idea and hadn’t been to the clubhouse 「for many, many years」
The Australian exposed this immediately, unearthing video footage of Albanese at the club in 2019 explicitly stating: 「I declare an interest, I have been coming here for decades and using this club」
Twomey didn’t hold back, stating: 「No, this is not about ‘being a good local Member’. It is about indulging in grey corruption and the misuse of public money at the public』s expense」
She even noted that the scheme’s earlier design was outright constitutionally invalid, mockingly suggesting that if these federal politicians want to obsess over local swimming pools and golf courses, they should quit and run for local council instead.
Even worse for Labor? Twomey weaponised past research by Labor’s own Assistant Minister, Andrew Leigh, to prove that this type of pork barrelling actively destroys public trust and wastes state resources.
Labor weaponised 「sports rorts」 to win government, only to turn around and build a system of faux integrityto fund Albo』s weekend golf hangs.
Australians are struggling through a cost
of living crisis, yet millions are being funneled into the PM』s backyard under a broken, corrupt system.Absolute disgrace.
He must resign.
— Ryan Dally (@Ryandally08) October 7, 2026