Scott Morrison’s decision to skip the opening of parliament to attend a conference in Tokyo with other former conservative world leaders has fuelled speculation among Liberals about his political future | LisaVisentin
Scott Morrison’s decision to skip the opening of parliament to attend a conference in Tokyo with other former conservative world leaders has fuelled speculation among Liberals about his political future.
Morrison, who has held the safe seat of Cook in Sydney’s south since 2007, will miss the first three sitting days of the new parliament, which will see his colleagues occupy the opposition benches for the first time in nine years. A third Liberal said local branch members were having informal discussions about potential candidates. NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman and NSW Small Business Minister Eleni Petinos, whose state seats of Cronulla and Miranda fall within the federal seat of Cook, are among the names being discussed, as is long-serving Sutherland Shire Mayor Carmelo Pesce.“Scott has not said anything to anyone yet other than he is looking forward to being the local member.
In the statement, he said he would be delivering an address on the role of the Quad security partnership – a strategic alliance between Australia, India, Japan and the United States – in promoting stability in the Indo-Pacific, meeting with Japanese political and business leaders and expressing his condolences for the passing of former JapaneseMorrison said he had advised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of his planned absence.
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