Scott Morrison faces probe over secret ministry claims as government seeks legal advice

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Former prime minister declines to comment as Peter Dutton and other senior ministers say they were ‘not aware’ of appointments

Albanese accused Morrison of running a “shadow government”, and displaying “tinpot” behaviour. Attorney general Mark Dreyfus said Morrison had behaved in a “dictatorial, but worst of all, secretive way”.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton, who was defence minister in the Morrison government, told the ABC he was not consulted about the appointments.“I wasn’t consulted, I wasn’t part of the decision making process,” he said.Keith Pitt, the former minister for resources, said the arrangements around Morrison’s allegedly secretive ministerial self-appointments were “unusual” but declined to wade further into the debate.

Greg Hunt, the former health minister, was understood to have discussed plans for Morrison to be appointed health minister in meetings with then attorney generalin early March 2020 as the government developed internal protocols for the application of the Biosecurity Act. While it was not believed to have been signed off by a full meeting of cabinet, sources suggest it had been taken to the National Security Committee of cabinet.

It is understood that Morrison did not use the ministerial powers for the health or finance portfolios.Read more

 

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he should go to Fed ICAC

is that like an alien probe ,every orrifice , well if thats whats warranted i see no objection from the bar , i guess he asked for it , and after all in the end of it scott is not donald trump ,proceed

Morrison's secret ministry, Albo the sky is falling Hmm: Albo what are you doing about the cost of living?

Morrison: Since leaving the job I haven’t engaged in any day-to day-politics.” Isn’t he being paid as the member for Cook?

the fact the the governor general kept this hidden means he has to go sackthegovernorgeneral SackTheGG

Why what he did was legal you clowns. Albo needs to stop worrying about the past and do his damn job and stop going on holidays. He is the worst PM ever so far. Covid out of control along with cost of living.

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