Morrison broadens membership of Covid-19 commission but says advice to remain off-limits to public

Australian PM says commission to morph into advisory board as concern mounts over potential conflicts of interest

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Scott Morrison has broadened the membership of the business advisory body assisting the government with Covid-19 recovery, but has made it clear the group will be advising the cabinet which means much of their input will remain confidential.

The prime minister told reporters on Monday the Covid-19 commission, which he established at the beginning of the pandemic to help keep things moving in the economy when supply chains were severely disrupted, was set to morph into an advisory board that would work inside the government.