'If you have a cabinet government, you trust your cabinet.' 9News
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce told News Corp that Morrison was sworn in as the second resources minister in December last year.
The report comes as a new book, Plagued, by Simon Benson and Geoff Chambers, claims Morrison also swore himself into the health and finance portfolios. "That's pretty ordinary, as far as I'm concerned. If you have a cabinet government, you trust your cabinet," Littleproud said.Former PM Barnaby Joyce told Newscorp he did not approve of Morrison's actions in taking on extra portfolios without the knowledge of cabinet.
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