Scott Morrison's secret ministries | Q+A Highlights | ABC News

The Q+A panel discusses the revelations of Scott Morrison secretly swearing himself into multiple additional portfolios while he was prime minister. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5

Panellists: Johann Hari, Author, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention; Murray Watt, Minister for Emergency Management and Agriculture; Keith Pitt, Federal Member for Hinkler; Catherine Cusack, Former NSW Liberal Member of the Legislative Council; Blak Douglas, Archibald Prize-winning artist and musician; and Amanda Rose, Founding Director of Western Sydney Women.

This episode was broadcast on Thursday August 18, 2022.

0:00 Introduction
0:59 Scott Morrison: Abuse of Power?
5:04 What did the National Party know about Morrison's secret ministries?
17:41 Johann Hari on depression and treatment
23:20 Blak Douglas on how winning the Archibald Prize has changed his art
26:51 Outro and poem from 100-year-old Indigenous poet Uncle Wes Marne

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