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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler

Scott Morrison’s secret ministries: were they legal? And what happens next?

Former prime minister and federal Member for Cook Scott Morrison speaks to media during a press conference in Sydney, Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
The Greens say that the swearing-in of Scott Morrison to multiple ministries undermines ‘the proper functioning of the House and its ability to hold the government to account’. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/AAP

Scott Morrison is resisting pressure to resign from parliament over his five secret ministry positions, but further details about his unprecedented power grab could be revealed on Monday with the delivery of legal advice from the solicitor general about what happened and how it occurred.

The Labor government is mulling changes to federal laws and further action through House of Representatives processes after the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, accused his predecessor of misleading parliament.

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