Scott Morrison - report

Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022

Scott John Morrison is an Australian politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. He is currently the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales seat of Cook, a position he has held since 2007.

2022 2023 2024

Sentiment Over Time:
A visual representation of news coverage for Scott Morrison

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Significant news events for Scott Morrison

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Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison should apologise for 'duplicitous' behaviour. Mr Turnbull said Mr Morrison should have had an 'honest and open' conversation about Australia's nuclear future before breaking decades of diplomatic trust. It comes after French President Emmanuel Macron accused the Prime Minister of lying. Mr Morrison strongly denies he lied to Mr Macron. Tensions between Mr Morrison and Mr Macron remain high following the Aussie PM’s decision to tear up their $90 billion submarine deal.
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Nuclear deal mean scrapping of $90billion agreement with French company Reports have claimed the French were not consulted on the change of plan. EU official claimed he only found out about the deal in the Australian media. 'Pretty shabby way to treat an ally,' Langdon said of the abandoned deal.
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Scott Morrison has had an audience with the Queen at Windsor Castle. The agreement could boost the Australian economy by up to $1.3billion each year. Britain is Australia’s fifth largest trading partner with two-way goods and services valued at $28.2 billion.
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NSW Liberal MP Catherine Cusack has come out swinging against Prime Minister Scott Morrison. She said his handling of sexual misconduct complaints at federal parliament has been “indefensible’ Mr Morrison has copped sustained and heavy criticism for the way he’s dealt with the current political storm. News Corp Australasia chairman Michael Miller has completely rejected Mr Morrison's “simply untrue’ claim that an employee had been the subject of an internal sexual harassment complaint.
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The 26-year-old and her two young children were detained by Turkish authorities near the border of Syria overnight Tuesday. The woman, named by ABC as Suhayra Aden of Melbourne, was described as a wanted Isis terrorist and a New Zealand citizen. The Axios tweet, published Sunday night with the line from Fauci, was later deleted without explanation.