Scott Morrison has revealed he was placed on medication to cope with “debilitating and agonising” anxiety during his tumultuous prime ministership as he navigated the Covid pandemic and Australia’s showdown with China. Speaking to The Australian ahead of the release of his new book, Plans for Your Good: A PrimeContinue Reading
Former prime minister Scott Morrison will hand back his title as “No.1” ticketholder with his beloved Cronulla Sharks as he prepares for his new life away from politics. Ms Morrison was given the honorary title while serving as treasurer in 2016 but in a statement revealed he’d told Sharks chiefContinue Reading
Scott Morrison’s departure has renewed calls for sweeping reforms to the rules that govern post-political life. The former prime minister looked far and wide for a new job, ultimately joining AUKUS-linked DYNE Maritime as a strategic adviser alongside former secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo. He’ll also joinContinue Reading
Scott Morrison will warn against a ‘drift of secularism’ and encourage Australians to reconnect with traditional Christian values in his final speech as a federal politician. The former prime minister will on Tuesday deliver his valedictory speech to parliament after announcing his retirement in January. Mr Morrison, who served asContinue Reading
Scott Morrison will warn against a ‘drift of secularism’ and encourage Australians to reconnect with traditional Christian values in his final speech as a federal politician. The former prime minister will on Tuesday deliver his valedictory speech to parliament after announcing his retirement in January. Mr Morrison, who served asContinue Reading
He once referred to himself as a political bulldozer. But in retirement, Scott Morrison has vowed there will be no bulldozing as he sets about doing some much needed renovations to his family home in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire. “I won’t be doing a dual-occ (dual occupancy),” he told his localContinue Reading
Scott Morrison has come under fire for taking on two jobs in the US private defence sector after the former prime minister announced his exit from politics. After revealing plans to resign in February, Mr Morrison said he would be joining consulting firm American Global Strategies as non-executive vice chairman.Continue Reading
An Australian senator has issued Scott Morrison a blunt goodbye after the former prime minister announced his exit from parliament. Mr Morrison called time on his political career on Wednesday, ending two years of speculation. While his former Labor and Coalition colleagues issued tributes upon hearing the news, Greens senatorContinue Reading
Scott Morrison has left politics to join a set of strategic and defence firms with two Trump-era politicians. The former Liberal leader, who was prime minister for six years before he was defeated by Anthony Albanese in 2022, announced he was quitting his 16-year parliamentary career on Tuesday. After losingContinue Reading
China’s “dangerous and coercive” presence in the Indo-Pacific has been called out as Australia and the US vowed to increase military co-operation between the two nations, with Japan also invited to join joint military activities. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles met with their US counterparts inContinue Reading