ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison's horror show isn't over — and there's a high risk of more damage to come
It might also be that the present House of Representatives practice needs clarifying or strengthening on disclosure.
Also, it will want the public's attention on its own agenda. The next parliamentary sitting comes only a couple of days after the jobs summit. But the issue around him has become, did he do enough? Critics say no – that he should have questioned this unusual course and warned that the appointments should be disclosed.
Hurley said: "It is not uncommon for ministers to be appointed to administer departments other than their portfolio responsibility".
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