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Secrets minister: Labor finalizes motion to denounce Scott Morrison after jobs scandal

Scott Morrison will be formally accused by Parliament of failing to disclose his secret ministerial appointments to the House of Commons, the Australian public and his Cabinet.

The Labor Party released details of a motion to denounce the former prime minister in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

House Speaker Tony Burke plans to introduce a motion to have the House point out that the Constitution provides for “responsible government voters”.

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The motion would cause the House to record the findings of a report on Morrison’s conduct compiled by former High Court Judge Virginia Bell.

Scott Morrison and his ally Alex Hawke were pictured together during questioning time in the House on Tuesday. Photo: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage
Scott Morrison and his ally Alex Hawke were pictured together during questioning time in the House on Tuesday. Photo: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage

Burke plans to move to have the House record Bell’s determination that Morrison’s actions undermine confidence in government and fundamentally undermine the principles of responsible government. .

Labor said it urged Mr Morrison to be blamed after the Bell review was released last Friday.

Albanese commissioned an inquiry in August, which revealed that Morrison had been co-ministered during the Covid-19 pandemic with a portfolio of health, finance, finance, home affairs, industry, science, energy and resources. I was.

House Majority Leader Tony Burke plans to introduce a motion to denounce Wednesday. Photo: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage
House Majority Leader Tony Burke plans to introduce a motion to denounce Wednesday. Photo: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage

At a meeting on Monday, the federal cabinet agreed to adopt all six recommendations made in the report, including creating legislation to improve transparency regarding ministerial appointments.

Opposition parties say they support Labor adopting Bell’s recommendations, but dismiss the motion to denounce it as nothing more than a political stunt.

However, Liberal Congressman Bridget Archer is expected to step down in rank to support Morrison’s accusations.

“If it moves forward, I support the condemnation movement,” she told ABC on Tuesday.

“Personally, given the stance I’ve taken over the past few years on issues such as integrity, I think it would be extreme hypocrisy on my part to do anything other than endorse the move.”

Archer reiterated his belief that Morrison’s conduct was an “insult to democracy.”

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Catie McLeod is an NCA NewsWire reporter covering federal politics for the News Corp Masthead in print and online at the Canberra Press Gallery. Prior to this she worked in the Sydney bureau. read more

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