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‘Richard Nixon would have approved’: global commentariat weighs in on Scott Morrison

Media outlets around the world respond to the ScoMo scandal, calling his behaviour a cautionary tale and poking fun at his multi-tasking.

Crikey

The best (and worst) of the secret minister memes from Australian politicians

Crafting a finely honed meme is no easy task. And in the wake of revelations of Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, whose gags landed best?

Crikey

China’s meme-plomacy … Morrison’s ‘political amnesia’ … the gig is up

China reignites the shitpost wars, Scott Morrison’s selective memory loss, and workers rights take a dreadful blow in today’s Tips and Murmurs.

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Scott Morrison apologises to Karen Andrews as senior National accuses former PM of breaching Coalition agreement

Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie says Scott Morrison's explanation made no sense, as the former PM apologises to Karen Andrews.

ABC News

Looks like nothing can save the governor-general this time either

David Hurley stirred things up, according to Crikey readers — almost as much as the former PM.

Crikey

ScoMo’s phantom ministries: God-given politics or just more party factional wars?

If Scott Morrison does believe in prophecy, did he think that the plagues had come? Or was he just keeping an eye on the moderates?

Crikey

Paranoid, delusional, deceitful: Scott Morrison was a dangerous leader even to his own side

As prime minister, Morrison had some strange characteristics that reflected a profoundly flawed political personality — and party.

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Scott Morrison cannot use PEP-11 decision to justify secret 'Ministry for Everything' appointments

Morrison's betrayals mean he must go

Newcastle Herald

Albanese says former PM owes apology to Australian people – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: wrongly imprisoned Indonesian boys plead for mercy, new emissions plan, Kabul mosque blast

Thursday: two children imprisoned as adult people smugglers ask attorney general to intervene. Plus: would you watch a 24 hour VR epic set in a rainforest?

The Guardian - AU

Rolling back the red carpet

Australia has evicted Russia from its new embassy in Canberra and Australia’s biggest polluters face having to cut emissions by 6% a year.

Crikey

Sydney news: Selection panelist and recruiter to front inquiry into Barilaro's lucrative trade appointment

MORNING BRIEFING: Today, the parliamentary inquiry into the John Barilaro US trade job saga will hear evidence from two new witnesses.

ABC News

View from The Hill: Morrison reverts to type in an unconvincing defence

One of the more bizarre things Scott Morrison said in his hour-long, sometimes combative, Wednesday news conference was that he’d had a “wonderful” conversation with Josh Frydenberg on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Scott Morrison, backbencher, proves an old hand at making a stand

Former prime minister Scott Morrison is digging in. His refusal to concede fault is one of the standards of ministerial government.

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Planning for COVID-19 vaccine rollout left too late, Commonwealth failed to adequately engage states, damning review finds

The former Morrison government's planning for Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout was not "timely", it underestimated how difficult it would be to protect aged care and disability residents and failed to adequately engage with the states and territories before the rollout began, a damning review has found.

The Guardian - AU

Ten glaring inconsistencies in Scott Morrison’s bamboozling press conference

While attempting to explain why he appointed himself to five ministries in secret, the former PM raised more questions than answers

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison appeared confused by all the fuss over his secret ministries, and offered confusion in response

The former PM explained the circumstances in which he appointed himself into five portfolios with contempt and parable

ABC News

Revelations of secret portfolios held by Scott Morrison have dominated headlines this week. What happened, when and who knew about it?

The former prime minister took on the health portfolio in secret in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, before appointing himself to four more ministries over the next year. Why did he do it and who knew?

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The Loop: Scott Morrison dismisses calls to resign, the NSW flood inquiry's urgent recommendations, and a dog's amazing cave rescue

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The Canberra Times

Governor-General defends role in ministry scandal

Former Senator Rex Patrick said General Hurley was "complicit" in the scandal.

The Guardian - AU

The cognitive dissonance of Scott Morrison’s secret ministry defence is mind-boggling

He wants us to believe his portfolio pilfering was perfectly rational – but at the same time he admits colleagues couldn’t be told because they’d be shocked

ABC News

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?

The Conversation

Scott Morrison's veto of a gas-drilling plan off Sydney was strange – but it should not be overturned

Federal parliament has been rocked by extraordinary revelations that Scott Morrison secretly assumed control of numerous ministries, including the resources portfolio, in the last term of government. The then prime minister went further and used his new powers to knock back a gas-drilling proposal off the New South Wales coast.

The Conversation

Parliament must act to ensure Australia never has 'secret ministers' again

It was revealed this week that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was secretly appointed in 2020 and 2021 by Governor-General David Hurley as a minister in the health, finance, treasury, resources and home affairs portfolios.

AFP

Former Australian PM defends secret power grab

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's ex-prime minister on Wednesday defended secretly appointing himself to several key ministries during the Covid-19 pandemic, rejecting accusations he created a "shadow government" and undermined the country's democracy.

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