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Did Scott Morrison get paid for taking on the extra portfolios? James Glenday explainsDid Scott Morrison get paid extra for taking on these portfolios? –The Prime Minister said at a media conference in Canberra yesterday that“I’m not aware of any financial issues arising from it,” Mr Albanese said.
For example, Anthony Albanese was sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister with Richard Marles, Penny Wong, Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher. They all briefly held additional portfolios. But it is very unusual for the arrangements to be kept secret from the public, parliament and cabinet. In this case, several of the Ministers, including Karen Andrews and Josh Frydenberg, claim they didn’t know Mr Morrison had appointed himself to their portfolios.
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