Good morning. Reaction rumbles on to the extraordinary revelation of Scott Morrison’s extra ministerial powers while prime minister, as court documents reveal proponents of a gas project have accused him of bias after he allegedly used the powers to block it. And a new study of Australian homes on behalf of shivering, mould-battling renters has found our houses often fail to meet global health standards.
Scott Morrison’s decision to use extraordinary ministerial powers to block the controversial Pep11 gas project off the coast of NSW is being challenged in the federal court, with Asset Energy accusing the former prime minister of “bias” that denied procedural fairness. Morrison yesterday dismissed questions about reports alleging he secretly appointed himself to numerous ministry roles during his time as prime minister, saying he hasn’t “engaged in any day-to-day politics” since losing the May election. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, yesterday accused Morrison of running a “shadow government” and displaying “tinpot” behaviour. The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, said Morrison had behaved in a “dictatorial, but worst of all, secretive way”.
