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Australia's former prime minister Scott Morrison defends secretly taking extra powers

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks about the situation in Ukraine at a press conference in Sydney, Feb. 23, 2022. (Rick Rycroft/AP)

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday accused his predecessor Scott Morrison of "trashing democracy" after revealing that while Morrison was in power, he took on five ministerial roles without the knowledge of most other lawmakers or the public.

Albanese said Morrison had been operating in secret, keeping the Australian people in the dark and misleading Parliament over who was in charge of what portfolios.

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