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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Doug Dingwall

'Political stunt': Morrison faces rare parliamentary action

Member for Mitchell Alex Hawke and Scott Morrison during Question Time on Tuesday. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

The federal government will move to censure Scott Morrison in parliament for eroding public trust in Australia's democracy by appointing himself to several ministries in secret.

Labor's censure motion will say the former prime minister undermined responsible government in failing to tell the public, parliament or cabinet he was minister for the health, finance, home affairs, resources and treasury portfolios during the pandemic.

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