To the primary main political interview of the day, and former assets and water minister Keith Pitt fronted the ABC’s RN Breakfast just a few moments in the past.
As common readers of this weblog will know, there are reviews former prime minister Scott Morrison was secretly appointed to Pitt’s portfolio – amongst others – and used his joint powers to overrule his colleague in relation to a fuel mission off the NSW coast (which Pitt was in favour of, however which teal independents had been campaigning in opposition to).
Former assets minister Keith Pitt. Credit score:Alex Ellinghausen
The LNP member for Hinkler instructed Patricia Karvelas that Morrison’s extra portfolios whereas PM had been “clearly uncommon”, however he declined to say whether or not he was upset when he learnt of the extra tasks someday in 2021.
“It doesn’t actually matter [how I felt at the time],” Pitt mentioned. “As a minister of the crown, your job is to make choices primarily based on details. Your emotions merely don’t come into it.”
Requested whether or not he agreed with feedback by Nationals chief David Littleproud that the whole saga was “fairly strange”, the federal Queensland MP mentioned he needed to be “extremely cautious”.
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“There are courtroom processes underway. I feel over a time period who knew what and when will come out. I feel everybody must take a deep breath and a chilly bathe.
“I’ve bought no points with the choices I’ve made. What others do is a matter for them.”
Requested why he didn’t inform the general public about Morrison’s tasks for assets and water when he turned conscious of them, Pitt mentioned there are “any variety of choices that get made [in government] on daily basis”.
He added that he expects Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to attempt to “acquire a political benefit for the Labor Social gathering” over this concern.
“However when it comes to the choices I’m accountable for, they’re rock strong. I’m completely assured.”
