• [65][66][67][68][69] In November 2014, the Australian Human Rights Commission delivered a report to the government which found that Morrison failed in his responsibility to
  act in the best interests of children in detention during his time as Minister.

• [104][105] Upon assumption of office, Morrison would become Australia’s fifth prime minister in eleven years, and the fourth prime minister in that time to enter office through
  a leadership spill.

• [127][130] After increasing criticism from opposition politicians and on social media regarding the holiday, Morrison released a statement on 20 December that stated he “deeply
  regret[ted] any offence caused” and that he would cut his holiday short to return to Australia on 21 December.

• [13][14] The Morrison government was defeated at the 2022 election, making Morrison the first prime minister since John Howard to serve a complete term in office.

• [112][113] First term, 2018–2019 Further information: First Morrison ministry Morrison made his first overseas trip as prime minister less than a week after acceding to the
  office.

• [32] In 2022, following the ministerial positions controversy, Fran Bailey revealed that Morrison showed no respect for his colleagues at Tourism Australia and he left her
  feeling bullied, also confirming that he “point-blank refused” to provide her or the board with any documentation or to answer questions about how the ad campaign was awarded to Saatchi.

• [53][better source needed] Abbott government (2013–2015) Morrison is sworn in as Minister for Social Services by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, 2014 Following the Coalition’s
  victory at the 2013 federal election, Morrison was appointed Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in the Abbott government and included in cabinet.

• [106] Several months later, Morrison introduced new criteria for leadership spills, requiring that a two-thirds majority vote from party members would be required to trigger
  one, in an attempt to stop “coup culture”.

• He voted against a royal commission 23 times between April 2016 and June 2017, and in September 2016 described it as “nothing more than crass populism seeking to undermine
  confidence in the banking and financial system, which is key to jobs and growth in this country.

• [136] Australian of the Year and sexual assault survivor advocate Grace Tame also criticised Morrison in a speech to the National Press Club, saying she did not believe he
  was creating an environment where victims were believed.

• A 2019 investigation by The Saturday Paper suggested Morrison was sacked due to concerns that Tourism Australia was not following government procurement guidelines for three
  contracts relating to the “So where the bloody hell are you?”

• [138] The following month, Morrison and the Coalition successfully voted against a motion to investigate Porter’s blind trust, in turn preventing the identities of the benefactors
  who donated to his legal costs from being revealed.

• [15][16] After leaving office, Morrison became involved in a scandal after it was revealed that he had secretly held several ministerial positions while serving as prime minister,
  which led to Parliament moving a censure motion against him.

• [162] The following day, 16 August, Albanese held a second press conference, confirming that Morrison was appointed to administer five departments in addition to his role
  administering the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

• His contract was terminated in July 2006, which at the time was attributed to conflict with tourism minister Fran Bailey over the government’s plans to further integrate the
  agency into the Australian Public Service.

• He formed a close relationship with New Zealand’s tourism minister, Murray McCully, and was involved with the creation of the long-running “100% Pure New Zealand” campaign.

• “[62][63] During his time as Immigration Minister, Morrison’s dealings with the media and accountability to the public were widely criticised by journalists, Labor and Greens
  senators, and others for refusing to provide details about the matters within his portfolio.

• [154] Later that day, the Governor-General’s office confirmed that Morrison had been appointed to a number of ministerial offices, without stating which.

• [47] In February 2011, Morrison publicly questioned the decision of the Gillard Labor government to pay for the relatives of the victims to travel to funerals in Sydney, arguing
  that the same privilege was not extended to Australian citizens.

• [126] Second term, 2019–2022 Further information: Second Morrison ministry Morrison at 45th G7 summit in Biarritz, France Domestic affairs Bushfires In December 2019, Morrison
  faced criticism for taking an unannounced overseas holiday with his family to Hawaii, United States during the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.

• Turnbull announced two days later that he would resign the leadership if a spill motion were passed.

• [153] Joint ministerial positions Further information: Scott Morrison ministerial positions controversy On 15 August 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an investigation
  by his office into claims that Morrison secretly appointed himself to administer several government departments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• [139] The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tony Smith, had determined that there was a prima facie case and, in voting down the motion, the Morrison government became
  the first government since Federation to refuse a referral from the Speaker.

• “[137] Porter resigned from his parliamentary position in September following concerns that he had accepted anonymous donations via a blind trust to pay for his legal expenses.

• “[92] In announcing that the royal commission would take place, Morrison described it as a “regrettable but necessary action.

• Leadership tension continued, and the party voted to hold a second leadership ballot days later, with Turnbull choosing not to stand.

• [1] Based on a series of off-the-record interviews, in June 2014 Morrison was identified by Fairfax Media as the leader of an informal grouping of “economically moderate,
  or wet” government MPs, also including Greg Hunt, Stuart Robert, and Josh Frydenberg.

• [154][155][156] The health minister at the time, Greg Hunt, was understood to have agreed to Morrison’s position administering the health department; however, the finance
  minister, Mathias Cormann, was unaware that Morrison had appointed himself in a joint ministerial position.

• At time of the writs being issued, the Coalition had been behind the Labor Party in most opinion polls for previous term of parliament, leading to widespread expectations
  that the Coalition would lose.

• Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who had been made aware of the allegations against Christian Porter in 2019, criticised him for taking too long to come forward.

• [45] In December 2009, he became shadow minister for immigration and citizenship, coming into the shadow cabinet for the first time during Tony Abbott’s first cabinet reshuffle
  shortly after winning the leadership.

• [109] Although Hogan continued to support the Coalition on confidence and supply and remained in the National party room, his departure to the crossbench and Turnbull’s retirement
  from politics reduced the Coalition to a minority government of 74 seats.

• [1] He then moved into tourism, serving as deputy chief executive of the Australian Tourism Task Force and then general manager of the Tourism Council of Australia; the latter
  was managed by Bruce Baird, whom he would eventually succeed in federal parliament.

• “[96] Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022) Leadership election Further information: 2018 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills Morrison with Indonesian President
  Joko Widodo on his first overseas visit as prime minister Morrison with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires Morrison with U.S. President Joe Biden at the UN General Assembly in New York City Morrison with East Timor’s
  president Francisco Guterres Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called a leadership spill on 21 August 2018 in order to gauge the confidence of the Liberal Party in his leadership.

• [42] The state executive of the Liberal Party disendorsed Towke and held a new pre-selection ballot, which Morrison won.

• [133] Response to parliamentary sexual misconduct allegations The Morrison government was widely criticised for its handling of the 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual
  misconduct allegations, with an Essential poll finding that 65% of respondents (including 76% of Labor supporters, 51% of Coalition supporters and 88% of Greens supporters) saying the government was more interested in protecting itself than
  women.

• He also stated that Australians and New Zealanders were family and that the Australian authorities would be cooperating with New Zealand authorities to assist with the investigation.

• [84][85] In his first press conference as Treasurer, he indicated a reduction in government expenditure and stated that the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) and
  White Paper on tax reform would arrive on time.

• Following the loss, Morrison announced that he would step down as leader of the Liberal Party, with Peter Dutton being elected unopposed to replace him.

• After the Liberal-National coalition’s victory at the 2013 election, Morrison was appointed Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in the Abbott government, where
  he was responsible for implementing Operation Sovereign Borders.

• [148] He would later state that he would only resettle refugees who came in through “official channels”, and those who came to Australia via boat would not receive permanent
  residency.

• [44] Morrison in 2009 In September 2008, Morrison was appointed to Malcolm Turnbull’s coalition front bench as shadow minister for housing and local government.

• [98] Over the following days, there was repeated speculation about a second spill being called, without Turnbull’s approval.

• Morrison originally opposed the creation of a royal commission, believing that a Senate inquiry would be sufficient.

• [135] Former prime minister John Howard defended Morrison’s decision not to open an independent inquiry into Porter’s conduct.

• Morrison insisted that he did not desire to take over the position of Treasurer despite his strong performances.

• Morrison also was state director of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 2000 to 2004.

• [31] Morrison returned to Australia in 2000, to become state director of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party.

• [127][128][129] Morrison’s office initially declined to comment on the length of his trip and his whereabouts, citing security concerns, and made false claims that Morrison
  was not in Hawaii.

• [5] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Morrison established the National Cabinet, and Australia received praise during 2020 for being one of the few Western countries to successfully
  suppress the virus,[6] though the slow initial pace of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout was criticised.

• [86] In May 2016, Morrison handed down the 2016 Australian federal budget.

• [80] His time as minister was criticised by his opposition counterpart Jenny Macklin, who said that “Scott Morrison was appointed to clean up Kevin Andrews’ mess but left
  behind more chaos, confusion and cuts.

• [70] The report was criticised by Tony Abbott as being politically motivated, with regard to the timing of the report’s release after the Abbott government had taken office.

• [74] Social services Morrison in 2014 In a cabinet reshuffle in late December 2014, Morrison was appointed the Minister for Social Services and ceased to be Minister for Immigration
  and Border Protection.

• [37][35] Political career Opposition (2007–2013) Morrison sought Liberal preselection for the division of Cook, an electorate in the southern suburbs of Sydney which includes
  Cronulla, Caringbah, and Miranda, for the 2007 election, following the retirement of Bruce Baird, who had been the member since 1998.

• In a reshuffle the following year, he became Minister for Social Services.

• [154] David Littleproud, who was the agriculture minister in Morrison’s government, criticised the self-appointments as “pretty ordinary[a]”.

• 30th Prime Minister of Australia: In office, 24 August 2018 – 23 May 2022; Monarch: Elizabeth II; Governors General: Sir Peter Cosgrove, David Hurley; Deputy: Michael McCormack,
  Barnaby Joyce; Preceded by: Malcolm Turnbull; Succeeded by: Anthony Albanese; 14th Leader of the Liberal Party: In office, 24 August 2018 – 30 May 2022; Deputy: Josh Frydenberg; Preceded by: Malcolm Turnbull; Succeeded by: Peter Dutton; Ministerial
  Positions: Member of the Australian Parliament for Cook; Incumbent: Assumed office, 24 November 2007; Preceded by: Bruce Baird; Personal details: Born: Scott John Morrison, 13 May 1968 (age 54), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Political
  party: Liberal; Other political affiliations: Coalition; Spouse: Jenny Warren, (m. 1990); Children: 2; Parent: John Douglas Morrison (father); Education: University of New South Wales (BSc Hons)[1] ; Nickname: ScoMo[2] Early life and education
  Morrison was born in the suburb of Waverley in Sydney,[17][18] the younger of two sons born to Marion (née Smith) and John Douglas Morrison (1934–2020).

• [64] On many occasions Morrison refused to answer questions about the status of asylum seekers or boats coming to and from Australia, often on the basis that he would not
  disclose “on water” or “operational” matters.

• She also said “It shouldn’t take having children to have a conscience” in response to Morrison’s statement that he’d been prompted to reflect on the issue and decide to listen
  to Tame after a discussion with his wife Jenny Morrison where she said to him “you have to think about this as a father.

• [20] Tourism Australia In 2004, Morrison left the NSW Liberal Party post to become the inaugural managing director of Tourism Australia, which had been established by the
  Howard government.

• [120] Erdoğan repeatedly showed video taken by the Christchurch mosque shooter to his supporters at campaign rallies for upcoming local elections and said Australians and
  New Zealanders who came to Turkey with anti-Muslim sentiments “would be sent back in coffins like their grandfathers were” during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I.

• “[90] He handed down the 2017 Australian federal budget in May 2017.

• In that ballot, Morrison was seen as a compromise candidate and defeated both Dutton and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to become party leader and thus prime minister in August
  2018.

• He was the 30th prime minister of Australia and Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2018 to 2022, and is currently the member of parliament (MP) for the New South
  Wales seat of Cook, a position he has held since 2007.

• [87] The new tax received criticism from some quarters, with the Corporate Tax Association stating that it would have “unpredictable outcomes” and negatively affect Australian
  business.

• [160][161] Morrison initially declined to comment but later phoned 2GB to say that these three appointments—there might have been more, but he was unsure—had been “extraordinary
  measures” as “safeguards” during the Covid pandemic.

• He oversaw the party’s campaigns in the 2001 federal election and in the 2003 New South Wales state election.

 

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