Scott Morrison secretly appointed to five ministries, including Treasury and home affairs, says PM 

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says Scott Morrison was appointed to five additional ministries, including Treasury and home affairs, labeling his predecessor’s actions an “unprecedented trashing of our democracy”.

The previous home affairs minister, Karen Andrews, has called for Morrison to resign from parliament following the revelations, but the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is standing by his former leader.

Ken Wyatt, another former cabinet colleague, has criticized Morrison for not respecting the cabinet as a “key instrument in the Westminster system”, but called for him to stay in parliament so he can be held accountable.

“It is disappointing for our democracy,” Wyatt said.

“I was just blown away, I had absolutely no knowledge of it.”

When asked if he agreed with the calls for Morrison to resign, Wyatt said he needed to stay in parliament to be held accountable.

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“When somebody leaves parliament, you are fundamentally out of the system and you are not accountable,” he said. “I think for him to remain there and justify what has happened is important and I am interested to hear what the former prime minister has to say.”