Australian ex-PM censured over secret ministry posts

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 01, 2022 12:16 am

(UPDATED) SYDNEY: Australia's parliament on Wednesday censured ex-prime minister Scott Morrison for secretly appointing himself to several key ministries during the coronavirus pandemic, delivering a rare and stinging rebuke.

By a vote of 86 to 50, the parliament said the former Conservative leader's actions 'eroded public trust in Australia's democracy' and made proper accountability impossible.

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