Australian News LIVE: Attorney-general finds Scott Morrison validly appointed to industry portfolio, but criticizes secrecy; The Prime Minister says more research needs to be done
Attorney-General Stephen Donaghue has found that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was validly appointed to run the Department for Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. But the fact that it was not made public “fundamentally undermined” the conventions of responsible government. In the advisory, Donaghue said the appointment was “valid” as the governor-general, acting on the …