Greens question governor general’s ‘non-disclosure’ of Morrison powers – as it happened
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- Calls for governor general to explain exclusion of Morrison ministries from official diary
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More on the governor general's diaries, from AAP:
Governor general David Hurley's diary makes no mention of the five times he handed extra ministerial powers to then-prime minister Scott Morrison.
Morrison took on the health, finance, treasury, home affairs, industry, science, energy and resources portfolios between March 2020 and May 2021.
The Governor General's Program lists in detail the numerous activities of Mr Hurley, including phone calls, official events and luncheons.
Morrison was secretly appointed health minister on March 14, 2020, with the knowledge of then-health minister Greg Hunt.
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