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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Lewis Jackson

UNBELIEVABLE: Australian inquiry finds morrison s secret ministries corroded trust | History Defined

FILE PHOTO: Incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison, leader of the Australian Liberal Party, stands next to his wife Jenny and daughter Abbey as he addresses supporters and concedes defeat in the country's general election in which he ran against Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese, in Sydney, Australia, May 21, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Australia will introduce rules to increase transparency in ministerial appointments after an inquiry into secret ministerial appointments by then Prime Minister Scott Morrison found they corroded public trust in government.

Morrison, who lost power in a general election in May, secretly accumulated five ministerial roles during the coronavirus pandemic: health, finance, treasury, resources and home affairs.

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