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The government's top legal advisor may have found Scott Morrison's secret ministerial power grab was irresponsible rather than illegal, but that's far from the end of the matter.
The government thinks there's much more to uncover, which it hopes to do through a full-blown inquiry. Today, the host of Insiders and the Back To You podcast, David Speers, on the scope of the examination to come, and why the former prime minister might be forced to face questioning.Subscribe to ABC News Daily
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