Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says the Scott Morrison “multiple ministers scandal” continues with the former prime minister forced to ring his former home affairs minister Karen Andrews to apologise.
Ms Andrews told Sky News Australia on Thursday morning that Mr Morrison had not yet apologised to her but had made a “broad apology to his
colleagues”.“Opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Sydney radio this morning following that Andrews interview that Morrison should apologise to the frontbencher.
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