Twitter reacts as it turns out it wasn’t so much ‘jobs for the boys’ as ‘jobs for the boy’ when it came to former PM Morrison
When former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison signed himself up for six ministry roles, nobody can deny that the man loves jobs.When former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison signed himself up for six ministry roles, nobody can deny that the man loves jobs.Last modified on Tue 16 Aug 2022 08.01 BST
There have been many jobs Scott Morrison has distanced himself from during his tenure in parliament, from being anBy his final days as prime minister, “It’s not my job” had become a running catchphrase. Covid restrictions of states and territories? “It’s not my job to go around second-guessing other people’s decisions.” The Capitol riots? “Disappointing”, but also, not his job to be “providing lectures”.
What’s now become patently clear is Morrison didn’t have time to indulge the press gallery on hypotheticals because he was, at the same time, working aAll those times Morrison said it wasn't his job — it turns out it was actually his jobs.Anthony Albanese has confirmed Morrison was appointed to five additional portfolios under section 64 of the constitution during the pandemic, including the departments of health, finance, home affairs, treasury, and industry, science, energy and resources.
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