Australia's opposition Coalition has intensified scrutiny of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over a $6 million government grant awarded to the Marrickville Golf Club (a course in his Sydney electorate), of which he holds honorary membership. Albanese defended the grant by saying the funds were intended to prevent sewage runoff from the course entering the nearby Cooks River, and claimed he was unaware of the honorary membership, stating he does not carry a membership card or visit the club. The controversy led to the ejection of two Labor MPs from the parliamentary chamber during heated question time exchanges, as the opposition sought to table documents alleging a longstanding relationship between the prime minister and the club.