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What were the other portfolios Scott Morrison took on, and why did he take them?

Scott Morrison secretly gave himself several powers, and admits he used them in at least one instance. What were the jobs the former prime minister appointed himself to?

ABC News

View from The Hill: The Liberals would be better off with Morrison out of parliament

Liberal frontbencher Karen Andrews wouldn’t be alone among her colleagues in believing Scott Morrison should quit parliament.

The Conversation

Was this man (a) crazy; (b) a delusional megalomaniac or (c) just a very ‘loose unit’?

Scott Morrison’s ministry collecting ways highlights what a loose unit he was as prime minister, and reinforces why we need to review the pandemic response.

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Simon Birmingham unclear on whether he shared finance portfolio with Scott Morrison

Former government frontbencher Simon Birmingham says he remains less than "100 per cent" clear on the extent of the overlap in the role of finance minister, after revelations the former prime minister secretly appointed himself to several portfolios.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese responds to Scott Morrison's five additional ministerial roles — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison's decision to secretly swear himself in to five ministerial portfolios was an "unprecedented trashing of our democracy". Look back on Tuesday's developments.

ABC News

Scott Morrison: Former Australian PM held secret cabinet roles and ruled ‘in the shadows’

Morrison’s successor Anthony Albanese has sought legal advice over the ‘weird’ revelations

The Independent UK

View from The Hill: Morrison's passion for control trashed conventions and accountability

The only credible explanation for Scott Morrison personally installing himself, as an undisclosed ministerial partner, in several portfolios is the former prime minister’s passion for control.

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Scott Morrison faces probe over secret ministry claims as government seeks legal advice

Former prime minister declines to comment as Peter Dutton and other senior ministers say they were ‘not aware’ of appointments

The Guardian - AU

Morrison’s sharp answer to criticism he ‘trashed’ democracy

Scott Morrison has given a curt response to criticism that he "trashed" the democratic process by being secretly sworn into other portfolios while PM.

The New Daily

Anthony Albanese seeks legal advice over reports Scott Morrison secretly swore himself into ministry roles

Former prime minister’s senior cabinet colleagues say they were unaware he allegedly swore himself into three ministry positions

The Guardian - AU

Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz calls for windfall profits tax in Australia

Tax is a ‘no-brainer’ after companies’ huge profits during Covid but corporate influence makes it ‘politically difficult’, Stiglitz says

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: The PM arrives in Paris, house prices fall nationally, and the new financial year brings new policies

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ABC News

Election landslide prompts stark warning from WA Liberal women over 'zero appeal' to females

WA Liberal Party women call on the state party to put strong female candidates in winnable seats and reflect modern society or condemn themselves to long-term opposition, after a second-straight electoral trouncing.

ABC News

‘Historic’ global tax deal on multinationals delayed until 2024

Some doubt the OECD-brokered agreement, which would levy more tax on the world’s largest firms, will ever be implemented

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Reuters

OECD chief sees global digital tax deal pushed back to 2024

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time that a global digital tax deal may take a year longer to implement.

AAP

Leaders bump heads over housing policy

Both sides of politics are clashing over housing policy as Scott Morrison refuses to speculate on his plans in the event of a Coalition defeat.

Newcastle Herald

While the punters obsessed about the Oscars slap, the elites met in Dubai to plan your future

'Given bread and circuses, they never revolt'

The Conversation

Deals, golf with Trump, and little introspection: Joe Hockey goes to Washington and writes his memoirs

Perhaps unfairly, the image most of us have of Joe Hockey comes from his time as federal Treasurer, when he was photographed smoking a cigar with then Finance Minister Mathias Cormann in the aftermath of the 2014 budget.

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The Guardian - UK

Global overseas aid climbs to all-time high, rising 4.4% in real terms – OECD

Concern expressed that figures count Covid vaccines as aid, while Britain is among EU countries accused of ‘gutting’ contributions

The Guardian - AU

Mathias Cormann calls for greater foreign aid despite role in Australian cuts

OECD leader urges increase despite previously defending Australia’s cuts while finance minister

Reuters

OECD tells Israel to cut red tape in non-tech sectors to boost productivity

Israel needs to cut red tape in traditional industries so they can boost productivity and catch up with the country's booming high-tech sector, the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Sunday.

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