Former prime minister Scott Morrison has delayed his backbench debut ahead of the Albanese Government's first week in parliament.
Mr Morrison was this week anticipated to return to the backbench for the first time in almost a decade as Australia’s 47th parliament convenes for the first time on Tuesday.
Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 “Prior to the new Government advising the sitting schedule for the remainder of 2022, I had already accepted an invitation to join other former Prime Ministers from Canada, the UK and New Zealand to address an international event to be held in Tokyo this week,” he said.
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