Wednesday’s unprecedented censure motion passed by the House of Representatives against a former prime minister rightly admonished Scott Morrison for secretly appointing himself to five ministerial portfolios during the global pandemic.
Coalition MPs voted against the censure motion on party lines and dismissed it as a political stunt and distraction, with the exception of Bridget Archer, the member for Bass in Tasmania, who voted for it, and former home affairs minister Karen Andrews, who abstained.
Loading...
The Australian Financial Review’s succinct take on the principles at stake in major domestic and global stories – and what policy makers should do about them.
