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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Morrison secret ministry ‘voids visa ruling’, high-speed rail abandoned, Lyon roars in India

Former prime minister Scott Morrison arrives for Question Time
Scott Morrison took control of five ministries, possibly nullifying decisions made on visas by then home affairs minister, Karen Andrews. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Morning everyone. The consequences of Scott Morrison’s power grab of multiple ministerial portfolios keep coming. The latest is a legal action in which an Afghan man claims the cancellation of his visa should be declared void because the then minister, Karen Andrews, wasn’t really the minister. Kafkaesque perhaps, or The Thick Of It, take your pick.

Elsewhere (at the G20 in India, to be precise), Penny Wong joined a group of countries trying to urge China not to arm Russia, while in the same country Australia’s cricketers have a rare win in their sights but a turning and crumbling pitch to contend with.

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