Posted on 09/02/2022 5:28:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will release a report on Tuesday from the solicitor general on his predecessor Scott Morrison being secretly sworn into five ministries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Albanese said it wasn't suggested Morrison's actions were illegal but they raised questions over political conventions and checks on power in a democracy.
"There is a basic fundamental weakness in checks and balances. If no-one knows who the minister is, then how can they be held to account for decisions which are made?" Albanese told reporters on Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
So, Morrison controlled five ministries, in addition to being Prime Minister, without the official ministers knowing about it. Who did know, other than whomever swore him in?
Four ministries were listed in the bit of the article I quoted above. What was the fifth? Health, defense?
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