‘Intimidation and retribution’: Scott Morrison attacks government over censure motion | AngusGthompson
Scott Morrison has accused the Albanese government of “intimidation” and “retribution” as he became the first former prime minister to face a censure motion in parliament.
“Mr Speaker, I am proud of my achievements in this place, and I am proud of my government, Mr Speaker. I am proud Mr Speaker [that] at a time of extreme trial, my government stood up and faced the abyss of uncertainty that our country looked into and the coercion of a region and saw Australia through the storm,” Morrison told the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning.
“Australia emerged stronger under my government. I have no intention now of submitting to the political intimidation of this government, using its numbers in this place to impose its retribution on a political opponent.”his five secret ministries to parliament, his cabinet colleagues, and the Australian people.
Burke said Morrison’s actions “undermined responsible government and eroded public trust in Australia’s democracy”.“But censure, while rare, has its place.”, who said the former prime minister “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible government because he was not responsible to the parliament, and that his actions were “corrosive of trust in government”.
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