Sky News host Chris Kenny says just because Labor is capitalising on news of former prime minister Scott Morrison’s self-appointed secret ministries, it “doesn’t mean there’s no substance to it”.
“This was a secret and damaging attack on the principle of Cabinet government, on the crucial transparency and accountability of government,” he said.
“Scott Morrison doesn’t seem to understand that apologising to his colleagues doesn’t really cut it, he needs to apologise to the parliament and to the public.” Mr Kenny said the release of the Solicitor-General’s advice “tells us in short what we already know” and proves there was nothing illegal about Mr Morrison’s actions but criticised the secrecy.
“Plainly enough, says the solicitor-general, it is impossible for the parliament to hold ministers to account for the administration of departments if it does not know which ministers are responsible for which departments,” Mr Kenny said. “None of Morrison’s explanations make sense, except for his power sharing arrangement with Health Minister Greg Hunt, which they agreed to and was publicised to at least some degree – all the other appointments were both unnecessary and undisclosed.”
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