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| − | '''Scott Morrison''' is an [[Australia]]n politician serving as the 30th and current [[Prime Minister of Australia]] and leader of the Liberal Party of Australia since 24 August 2018. | + | {{job |
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| + | '''Scott Morrison''' is an [[Australia]]n politician serving as the 30th and current [[Prime Minister of Australia]] and leader of the Liberal Party of Australia since 24 August 2018. Working hard to maintain an image as a determinedly average person, his leadership has enthusiastically embraced the US "pivot to Asia", with an increased military and [[Australian Strategic Policy Institute|propaganda]] stance against [[China]], which has led to deteriorating economic ties. | ||
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| + | Interestingly, he was the minister who introduced the hardline "[[No Jab, No Pay]]" [[vaccine]] policy as Minister for Social services in 2015, then had moved up Prime Minister as the [[COVID-19]] psychological operation started few years later. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Scott Morrison was born in [[Sydney]] and studied economic geography at the [[University of New South Wales]]. | Scott Morrison was born in [[Sydney]] and studied economic geography at the [[University of New South Wales]]. | ||
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He worked as director of the New Zealand Office of Tourism and Sport from 1998 to 2000 and was managing director of Tourism Australia from 2004 to 2006. Morrison was state director of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 2000 to 2004 and was first elected to the House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election. He was appointed to the opposition frontbench after the 2010 election. | He worked as director of the New Zealand Office of Tourism and Sport from 1998 to 2000 and was managing director of Tourism Australia from 2004 to 2006. Morrison was state director of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 2000 to 2004 and was first elected to the House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election. He was appointed to the opposition frontbench after the 2010 election. | ||
| − | Following the Coalition's victory at the 2013 election, Morrison was appointed [[Australia/Minister for Immigration and Border Protection|Minister for Immigration and Border Protection]] in the Abbott Government.<ref> | + | ==Ministerial Career== |
| + | Following the Coalition's victory at the 2013 election, Morrison was appointed [[Australia/Minister for Immigration and Border Protection|Minister for Immigration and Border Protection]] in the Abbott Government.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-cabinet-and-outer-ministry-20130916-2tuma.html</ref> In that capacity he was responsible for implementing Operation Sovereign Borders, one of the Coalition's flagship policies. | ||
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| + | In August 2018, [[Peter Dutton]] challenged Turnbull for the leadership of the Liberal Party, due to dissatisfaction from the party's conservative wing. Turnbull defeated Dutton in a leadership ballot, but tensions continued to mount and the party voted in favour of holding a second ballot; Turnbull chose not to be a candidate. In the second vote, Morrison emerged as a compromise candidate, defeating Dutton and [[Julie Bishop]] to become leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister.<ref>https://www.9news.com.au/2018/08/23/13/57/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-scott-morrison</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Minister for Social services== | ||
| + | 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.In April 2015, he announced the introduction of the "[[No Jab, No Pay]]" policy, which withholds family and childcare benefits from parents who do not [[vaccinate]] their children.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/13/coalitions-no-jab-no-pay-policy-elicits-mixed-feelings-in-health-professionals</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Treasury== | ||
| + | He was promoted to Treasurer in September 2015, when [[Malcolm Turnbull]] replaced [[Tony Abbott]] as prime minister.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2015/sep/20/malcolm-turnbull-unveils-his-ministry-politics-live</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Prime Minister== | ||
| + | The prime ministership of Scott Morrison commenced on 24 August 2018. | ||
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Scott Morrison is an Australian politician serving as the 30th and current Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the Liberal Party of Australia since 24 August 2018. Working hard to maintain an image as a determinedly average person, his leadership has enthusiastically embraced the US "pivot to Asia", with an increased military and propaganda stance against China, which has led to deteriorating economic ties.
Interestingly, he was the minister who introduced the hardline "No Jab, No Pay" vaccine policy as Minister for Social services in 2015, then had moved up Prime Minister as the COVID-19 psychological operation started few years later.
Contents
Background
Scott Morrison was born in Sydney and studied economic geography at the University of New South Wales.
He worked as director of the New Zealand Office of Tourism and Sport from 1998 to 2000 and was managing director of Tourism Australia from 2004 to 2006. Morrison was state director of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 2000 to 2004 and was first elected to the House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election. He was appointed to the opposition frontbench after the 2010 election.
Ministerial Career
Following the Coalition's victory at the 2013 election, Morrison was appointed Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in the Abbott Government.[1] In that capacity he was responsible for implementing Operation Sovereign Borders, one of the Coalition's flagship policies.
In August 2018, Peter Dutton challenged Turnbull for the leadership of the Liberal Party, due to dissatisfaction from the party's conservative wing. Turnbull defeated Dutton in a leadership ballot, but tensions continued to mount and the party voted in favour of holding a second ballot; Turnbull chose not to be a candidate. In the second vote, Morrison emerged as a compromise candidate, defeating Dutton and Julie Bishop to become leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister.[2]
Minister for Social services
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.In April 2015, he announced the introduction of the "No Jab, No Pay" policy, which withholds family and childcare benefits from parents who do not vaccinate their children.[3]
Treasury
He was promoted to Treasurer in September 2015, when Malcolm Turnbull replaced Tony Abbott as prime minister.[4]
Prime Minister
The prime ministership of Scott Morrison commenced on 24 August 2018.
Appointments by Scott Morrison
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Bishop | Australia/Minister/Foreign Affairs | 18 September 2013 | 28 August 2018 |
| Peter Dutton | Australia/Leader of the House | 30 March 2021 | 23 May 2022 |
| Peter Dutton | Australia/Minister/Defence | 30 March 2021 | 23 May 2022 |
| Peter Dutton | Australia/Minister for Home Affairs | 20 December 2017 | 30 March 2021 |
| John Frewen | Coordinator General of the National COVID Vaccine Taskforce | 2021 | |
| Greg Hunt | Australia/Minister/Health | 24 January 2017 | May 2022 |
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Shearer | Cabinet Secretary | August 2019 | December 2020 |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Julian Assange Must be Freed, Not Betrayed | Article | 18 February 2020 | John Pilger | Sarah Ferguson's interview made no mention of a leaked document, revealed by WikiLeaks, called 'Libya Tick Tock', prepared for Hillary Clinton, which described her as the central figure driving the destruction of the Libyan state in 2011. This resulted in 40,000 deaths, the arrival of ISIS in North Africa and the European refugee and migrant crisis. |
| Document:The Assange Arrest is a Warning From History | Article | 12 April 2019 | John Pilger | Leni Riefenstahl, close friend of Adolf Hitler, whose films helped cast the Nazi spell over Germany told me that the message in her films, the propaganda, was dependent not on “orders from above” but on what she called the “submissive void” of the public: "When people no longer ask serious questions, they are submissive and malleable. Anything can happen.” |
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References
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-cabinet-and-outer-ministry-20130916-2tuma.html
- ↑ https://www.9news.com.au/2018/08/23/13/57/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-scott-morrison
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/13/coalitions-no-jab-no-pay-policy-elicits-mixed-feelings-in-health-professionals
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2015/sep/20/malcolm-turnbull-unveils-his-ministry-politics-live
