Image: AP Image: AP REVELATIONS THAT AUSTRALIA’S ex-prime minister secretly appointed himself to several ministerial posts during the pandemic sparked a political firestorm, with his successor promising a rapid investigation.
Describing Morrison’s actions as “extraordinary and unprecedented”, Albanese said the had sought legal advice from the solicitor-general and would be briefed later today. In some cases, Morrison made himself a co-minister without telling the cabinet members he had already appointed to those positions.The scandal has shone a light on the opaque nature of decision-making inside Australia’s government – and raised questions about whether more stringent democratic safeguards are needed.
Morrison’s conservative coalition lost power in May elections, ending nearly a decade of centre-right rule in the country.
He likes being busy.
The abuse of power they went on during the Pandemic was epic.
Oooopsie, the tyrant is foundering faster than the Titanic.