Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick, has directed former prime minister Scott Morrison to use only designated places within Canberra’s Parliament House when undertaking media interviews or other discussions dealing with his future in politics.
Mr Dick said his request followed a series of fires that damaged property at the site of several interviews given by Mr Morrison within Parliament House.
“Mr Morrison has been asked numerous times in recent days if he will follow fellow Liberal and MP for Fadden, Stuart Robert, and quit parliament,” the Speaker said.
“Each time he has been asked he has said he is committed to serving the people of his electorate of Cook.
“Without fail I have soon after had emergency reports of a fire at the site of those interviews which have caused significant damage to walls, carpets, ceilings, artworks, and other fixtures and fittings.
“I have therefore asked Mr Morrison if he could restrict his interviews or other discussions to areas within Parliament House such as the marble-lined grand entrance (main picture) that are not as flammable as other parts of the building,” Mr Dick said.
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Ron DeSantis has used Twitter’s special audio-only service to officially launch his candidacy for the US presidency.
The Florida governor officially announced his bid to be the Republican Party’s candidate at the 2024 US elections in an interview on Twitter Spaces.
But his campaign staff also used the traditional Twitter messaging platform to release a 240-charter tweet outlining his “anti-woke” political manifesto and the policies he would implement if he won the White House and became the effective leader of the free world.
When asked when the full detailed manifesto and individual policies would be released, a DeSantis spokesperson said: “Huh? A detailed manifesto? Well, no. The tweet is all we’ve got. That’s it for 2024.”
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has released details of its new investigation into a former executive of consulting firm PwC accused of using highly confidential Treasury information to help the consulting firm’s clients dodge new tax rules.
Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy yesterday announced he had requested the AFP investigate the matter and if necessary consider criminal charges against the former PwC staffer.
An AFP spokesperson said the Treasury request would be implemented as a matter of urgency.
“We totally understand Treasury’s desire to have a timely probe but the AFP is currently very busy on a range of other fronts,” the spokesperson said.
“So to ensure we get the job done we’ve decided to outsource the probe and have engaged PwC to undertake the investigation at a cost that’s commercial-in-confidence.”
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