Scott Morrison’s secret ministries: everything you need to know

<p>It's the rolling scandal that has dominated the week in politics, and permanently marked Scott Morrison’s legacy.</p><p>This week it emerged that while in power the former prime minister secretly swore himself into five different ministries: Health, Finance, Resources, Treasury, and Home Affairs.</p><p>The public didn’t know, his former government colleagues didn’t know, and in most cases, the very ministers in those portfolios didn’t know.</p><p>Today, columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Paul Bongiorno on the perplexing question of why Scott Morrison kept secretly giving himself more ministerial powers.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>.</p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Columnist for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Paul Bongiorno.</p><p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>