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Evening Standard
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William Mata

Outrage as Australians discover former PM Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five other portfolios

Scott Morrison has been accused of “trashing Australia’s democracy” after it was revealed he secretly appointed himself to five additional ministries while he was prime minister.

Anthony Albanese, the country’s current PM, has said he is exploring legal action after it emerged that the former premier had appointed himself to positions in several departments between March 2020 and May 2021.

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