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However, he declined to criticise Governor-General David Hurley for any role he might have played in the saga.
During this morning’s interview with Radio National, Albanese was asked whether the government expected further legal challenges as a result of Morrison’s additional portfolios.Crossbench renews push for federal ICACThe independent member for Indi in north-east Victoria – who in 2019 became the first federal independent to succeed another – has renewed her push for a national integrity commission off the back of the secret portfolio saga.
Normal precedent wasn’t followed and we have a set of circumstances that just leave us with more questions than answers. Who was in charge? Who was holding responsibilities? Why did the PM believe that secrecy trumped transparency? “It doesn’t really matter [how I felt at the time],” Pitt said. “As a minister of the crown, your job is to make decisions based on facts. Your feelings simply don’t come into it.”