'I think sometimes we forget what was happening two years ago and the situation we were dealing with.' 9News
Calling in to 2GB Radio this morning, Morrison told host"We were dealing with unprecedented times and we had to take unconventional...extraordinary measures," he said.He added that it was an "oversight" to not inform every cabinet colleague affected by his additional portfolio responsibilities.
Morrison said he did not feel the need to make his extra portfolio positions public because they were just a "safeguard" and his extra powers were never "triggered".that Morrison used his ministerial powers in the resources sector to stop controversial gas projects slated for the NSW coast, which teal independent candidates - an increasing election threat - opposed.
"I am not aware of any precedent for a prime minister to have himself sworn in to other ministers portfolios," she said.Former finance minister Mathias Cormann has said he did not know he was sharing his role with Morrison.
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