'This is the sort of tin-pot activity that we would ridicule if it was in a non-democratic country,' Anthony Albanese said.
Former prime minister Scott Morrison was reportedly secretly sworn into key ministry roles during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking legal advice into "extraordinary" reports former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly swore himself into at least three ministerial roles during his tenure as leader.
"We do have a non-presidential system of government in this country, but what we had from Scott Morrison is a centralization of power, is overriding of ministerial decisions, and all done in secret." Extracts from the book, published on Saturday in the Australian, claim Mr Morrison was sworn as finance minister and health minister at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, over concerns the implentation of the biosecurity act would hand cabinet colleague Greg Hunt control of the country.
The PEP-11 proposal, which looked to drill for gas 50 kilometres off the coast of NSW, risked becoming a political issue in a number of marginal seats contested by climate conscious teal independents."After careful consideration, the Government has taken, through my own decision, the first step to formally reject an application for the Petroleum Export Permit, known as PEP-11," the Prime Minister told reporters in Terrigal on the NSW Central Coast.
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