Mr Morrison's office was contacted for comment. "Because obviously it's OK, if the government is supporting it." "Did all the things that I think happened ? Am I just being dramatic? Ms Lorenti said she felt defeated when she learnt about his personal visit to the centre. "I don't invest in things that don't work," he said at the time. In his speech at the grant presentation, Mr Morrison explained why his government was supporting the foundation. Lucy Lorenti was among former residents at Esther Foundation who spoke out about their experiences. "And any of us who were involved there would have known that no proper investigation took place to determine the gifting of that funding." "Myself and probably most of us who had been involved there were shocked and surprised when the grant was awarded," she told ABC Radio Perth presenter Jo Trilling on Wednesday. Women who spoke out about their experiences at Esther Foundation said they were relieved but not surprised this week when a report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) concluded the grant was approved with "insufficient due diligence" and was likely given without lawful authority.Ĭara Phillips, who spoke publicly last year about how she was treated at the facility, said she was not surprised by the ANAO findings. In 2019, Mr Morrison went to the Perth-area women's residential facility, which shut down last year following allegations of abuse, to announce a $4 million grant for the centre, which claimed to help women with addictions, mental health and eating disorders.
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