LIVE: Former PM Scott Morrison to face censure motion over secret ministries scandal. DETAILS: 9News
The censure motion notes that Morrison undermined responsible government for failing to inform parliament or the public.
It follows the release of the report by the inquiry into the secret ministries scandal by former High Court judge Virginia Bell.The report said it was "unnecessary" for Morrison to appoint himself as the secret minister for finance and health. Bell concluded the secrecy around the ministerial appointments was "apt to undermine public confidence in the government".
"Once the appointments became known, the secrecy with which they had been surrounded was corrosive of trust in government," she wrote. Morrison defended his actions in a statement on Facebook, saying there were made to "best advance and protect Australia's national interests and the welfare of the Australian people".Members of the House of Representatives will today vote on a motion of censure over Scott Morrison's secret ministries.Earlier the Coalition stated it will not support the motion against Morrison, who remains in parliament as the member for Cook.
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