Reports claim former prime minister’s senior cabinet colleagues were unaware he allegedly swore himself into three ministry positions
The Australian reported Morrison swore himself in as health and finance minister during the early stages of the pandemic, partly to safeguard against those ministers being struck down by Covid. An upcoming book by political reporters from the Australian, titled Plagued, reported that Morrison saw it as an “elegant solution to the problem they were trying to solve – safeguarding against any one minister having absolute power” during the pandemic.
“What we’ve heard is a repudiation of the cabinet model of government we’ve had in Australia for well over 100 years. Its consequences, frankly, I’m not sure about. That’s why it’s so important we get this advice.” Joyce, the former Nationals leader and deputy PM under Morrison, said he disagreed with the alleged actions and said he only found out about the arrangements following Morrison swearing himself in as resources minister – the position held by Joyce’s Nationals colleague, Pitt.
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