Milton Dick found there was not enough evidence to suggest former PM deliberately misled parliament
to parliament’s powerful privileges committee has been rejected by the Speaker, Milton Dick, who has found there was not enough evidence to say the former prime minister deliberately misled the lower house.
MPs may yet vote to refer Morrison to the privileges committee when parliament resumes next month – or to set up another form of inquiry – but that would require an absolute majority to proceed.The Greens justice spokesperson, David Shoebridge, said the party was still “firmly of the view that the former PM’s actions were deliberate and intended to mislead parliament and the public about the extent of his ministerial powers”.
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