An embarrassing Tweet from Scott Morrison has resurfaced amid ongoing backlash over his secret appointment to five ministerial portfolios.
The apology comes at odds with a Twitter post he wrote in the lead up to the Federal Election 2010, which warned voters:"If Labor wins, we won’t know who is running the country, let alone who is Finance, Defence, or Foreign Affairs Minister."
A 12-year-old Tweet has come back to bite Scott Morrison as the member for Cook faces growing calls to resign over his five secret ministerial appointments. Picture: Jason Edwards."It’s bad enough that the Australian people are not being told who the Leader of the Opposition is. On Monday his successor Anthony Albanese accused Mr Morrison of running a"shadow government" and having"trashed" democracy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday accused Mr Morrison of running a"Shadow Government". Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage "This is totally unacceptable, for a Prime Minister to behave in this manner undermines everything that a federal government constitutionally should stand for," she told news.com.au on Tuesday.
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