Labor Minister Murray Watt adds his name to those calling for former prime minister Scott Morrison to resign as former resources minister Keith Pitt tells Q+A Michael McCormack knew what Scott Morrison had done in 2021.
Former resources minister Keith Pitt told Q+A that former deputy prime minister Michael McCormack knew then prime minister Scott Morrison had sworn himself into the resources portfolio at some point in 2021.Senator Watt said there would not be an extension of the fuel excise cut
Mr Morrison had said he did so due to the extraordinary circumstances raised during the COVID pandemic. "It may have occurred in a meeting that Michael was at with all of us, including the PM and his representatives, or it may have been a separate discussion. I'm working my way through what is a very complex diary," Mr Pitt responded.
"He issued a statement in February where he stated that he had made a decision under the Offshore Patrol and Gas Act, and that was pretty public," Mr Pitt said. "I don't know how Keith and Michael McCormack justified that to their National Party colleagues, that they've reneged on an agreement that's supposed to be giving them, as a party and therefore country people, more of a say."
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