The Governor-General is defending his role in giving Scott Morrison control of five portfolios. ElizaEdNews 9News MORE:
, saying they were necessary steps during extraordinary times.
"I think there was a great risk that in the midst of that crisis those powers could be misinterpreted and misunderstood, which would have caused unnecessary angst in the middle of a pandemic," he said. "In terms of questions around the process by which advice is provided to the governor-general: recommendations relating to appointments of ministers of state, or to appoint a minister to have administrative responsibilities over another department, are not, by convention, considered by federal executive council," the spokesperson said.
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