Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Cabinet has determined there is a need for a further inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial appointments.
“And we will give consideration at a future meeting into the nature of that inquiry,” Mr Albanese said during a media conference on Tuesday.
He said it would be an inquiry with an “eminent person with a legal background” to “consider all of the implications”. “I’ve directed the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to work with the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General to adopt a practice of publishing in the Commonwealth Gazette future appointment of ministers to administer departments.Read More
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