Today, Tuesday 26 July 2022 the Australian Parliament begins sitting for the first time since it was dissolved in April ahead of the May federal election.
It will come as no surprise that former Australian Prime Minister and now just plain backbench Liberal MP for Cook, Scott Morrison, will not be in attendance,
He has very carefully made plans to be elsewhere – pretending to international audiences that he is a person of national importance.
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| Then Australian Prime Minister Morrison pictured at G7 Summit & COP26 Summit IMAGES: Daily Mail UK, 26 Aug 2019 & 2 Nov 2021 |
News.com.au, 25 July 2022:
Where’s Scott Morrison?
The former Prime Minister has confirmed he won’t be rocking up when parliament resumes this week.
Instead, he will be enjoying his $211,250-a-year taxpayer funded salary while travelling in Japan, mingling with former prime ministers.
And can you believe it?
There’s a good chance he will be earning some extra cash on the speakers’ circuit while he’s overseas.
Depending on where he’s speaking or which event he is attending, the going rate for such events can be $50,000 or more plus some fancy air tickets.
Mr Morrison had barely packed away his passport and suitcase from his trip to the Asian Leadership Conference in Seoul a fortnight ago before jetting off again.
Meanwhile, the lights are on but nobody’s home at his new parliamentary office in Canberra.
“There’s no answer in that office,’’ said the lovely lady on the parliamentary switchboard.
In a statement released on Monday afternoon, Mr Morrison confirmed he will visit Tokyo and return to parliament in August…..
