Thursday 18 August 2022 03:22 AM Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie slams Scott Morrison over jobs scandal trends now
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Scott Morrison is under fire from two of his senior female colleagues over the 'minister for everything' scandal, facing accusations he showed 'complete disrespect'.
Former Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has called for him to resign as an MP and now Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has turned the knife.
Senator McKenzie said the former prime minister's secret power grab showed 'complete disrespect' for her party and broke the Coalition agreement.
Scott Morrison breached the Liberal-National coalition agreement by keeping his ministerial appointments secret, a former cabinet minister says
The Liberal-National Coalition agreement outlines how many ministers must be from each party.
Senator McKenzie said Mr Morrison breached the deal by effectively usurping Nationals MP Keith Pitt as resources minister in April 2021.
'Our coalition arrangements are a negotiated outcome and they include a ratio of cabinet portfolios in a coalition government,' she told ABC Radio National on Thursday.
'By essentially removing the authority of one of those ministers and giving it to a Liberal minister... (he) breached the coalition agreement.
'It showed complete disrespect for the second party of government... the National Party would not have agreed with having one of its ministers removed.'
Mr Morrison secretly appointed himself to the finance, treasury, health, home affairs and resources portfolios between March 2020 and May 2021.
Ms Andrews
