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Australia's Morrison says he secretly took five ministries because responsibility was his

Australia's former prime minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday he decided to be secretly sworn in to five key ministries during the coronavirus pandemic because he felt responsibility for the nation was his alone.

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Former Australia PM says secret powers were needed in crisis

Scott Morrison says giving himself extra powers when he was Australia’s prime minister was necessary during the coronavirus crisis as criticism rose the moves were deceptive and undemocratic

The Independent UK

Deluded Morrison insists he was not a naughty boy, just a messiah

In a lengthy statement to the media, Scott Morrison offered a coda to his tainted legacy: one of delusion, evasion and self-importance.

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Governor-General David Hurley declines to comment further on Scott Morrison's secret ministerial self-appointments

The Governor-General is standing firm on his actions around Scott Morrison's appointment to five additional portfolios, declining to comment on whether or not he expected it to be made public.

ABC News

Why Morrison says Hunter residents should be 'forever grateful' for his intervention

"I don't regret that for a second"

Newcastle Herald

Gas project blocked for environment: ex-PM

Scott Morrison has defended his call to block a gas project off the NSW coast, saying it was the only time as prime minister he intervened in other portfolios.

Crikey

Unrepentant: Scott Morrison says Australians assumed he’d take on new jobs

A defiant Scott Morrison has denied his secret assumption multiple ministries was improper, saying Australians expected him to take extra responsibilities.

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BREAKING: Scott Morrison declares himself Minister of Gaslighting.

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Questions over whether Scott Morrison was involved in delaying release of new energy price until after election

Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni raises questions about who approved a delay in releasing national energy prices until after the May election.

ABC News

Scott and the spinning Jenny, Josh, prime prime minister and king of the world

The former prime minister was one for all (jobs) and all for one (him) — he just couldn’t help his colleagues out enough.

Crikey

Morrison has been in our midst for 15 years — now we’re scrambling to know him

What Scott Morrison is capable of has been evident since he entered public life. His skill has been hiding his strangest qualities from our sight.

Crikey

Wiki-melts, Howard’s ruined 7.30 chat, and even the Oz is stumped: the member for Cook just keeps giving

Here in the Crikey bunker, it’s a Scott Morrison-themed affair today, as the internet (and a former PM) recoils from the scandal.

Crikey

Dutton downplaying Morrison’s multiple ministries won’t do. He needs him gone

Peter Dutton should use the revelations about Scott Morrison to force a disruptive and damaging personality out of politics for good.

Crikey

So many questions, so few answers. We asked a lawyer to unravel Morrison’s biggest lies

You’re wondering just what the former prime minister did, what it meant and how he got away with it, aren’t you? Let’s try to make sense of it all.

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The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison registers private company and appoints himself director

In early August the former prime minister registered Triginta, ‘30’ in Latin, a private company whose sole shareholder was himself

Crikey

GG urged to explain role in Morrison saga

Parliamentarians are questioning the governor-general’s role in Scott Morrison’s secret appointment to five additional portfolios while he was prime minister.

AAP

Morrison defends GG against criticisms

Parliamentarians are questioning the governor-general's role in Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five additional portfolios while he was prime minister.

ABC News

Morrison doubles down on move to secretly acquire ministry powers after MPs call for him to resign

Scott Morrison resists calls to resign from his own party over secretly appointing himself additional powers, saying he did everything necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The falsehoods keep coming from Scott Morrison, lie addict

Why did the former PM keep secret his multiple ministries? After the first lie, he had to keep going. And perhaps he liked it.

ABC News

Federal politicians react to Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments, Barnaby Joyce and David Littleproud defend former PM — as it happened

Scott Morrison says it was "necessary" for him to have additional powers while he was prime minister during the COVID-19 pandemic. Look back on how Wednesday unfolded.

Newcastle Herald

Morrison's extraordinary secrecy makes a mockery of democratic government

Scott Morrison, the minister-in-secret

The Guardian - AU

Hurley says he had ‘no reason to believe’ extra ministries would be kept secret – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ‘de-extinction’ plan for Tasmanian tiger, calls for Morrison investigation, Ukraine attack plan revealed

Wednesday: There is a growing chorus for parliament’s powerful privileges committee to investigate Scott Morrison’s handful of secret ministries. Plus: the Texans working to bring back the woolly mammoth say we’ll soon have new Tasmanian tigers

Crikey

Jobs, jobs, jobs

Even the country’s top spies were kept in the dark about Scott Morrison’s secret ministry business, and La Niña looks likely to keep eastern Australia drenched this spring and summer.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Money laundering and corrupt cash in real estate – another item for Labor

There is a lot on Labor’s agenda for fixing, but a place needs to be found ending real estate being used for money laundering and investing corrupt cash.

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