Victorian Labor government ‘doing things that they want without any accountability’

Shadow Victoria Tourism Minister Sam Groth has slammed the Allan Labor government for doings thing “without any accountability” after they failed to provide a “clear answer” on why a payment to Tennis Australia was made. It was revealed this week the Victorian government approved a secret $63 million taxpayer-funded bailout of Tennis Australia on the eve of the last election. “We’ve very supportive of the Australian Open … but this payment only came to light through FOI requests,” Mr Groth told Sky News host Steve Price. “Had those FOI requests not gone in, this payment would never have been known to the Australian taxpayer. “This was at a time when Tennis Australia then went on to post a $62 million surplus in that year. “We still don’t have a clear answer as to why that payment was made, and I think this is just what we see from the Allan Labor government and the Andrew Labor government before that – it’s all about secrecy, it’s all about doing things that they want without any accountability to the Victorian taxpayer.”