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Scott John Morrison is an Australian former politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party from 2018 to 2022. He was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Cook from 2007 to 2024.
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politics · Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022 · politician · head of government · also Scott Morrison, Scott John Morrison, ScoMo, Scomo, Morrison
Born 13 May 1968 · Q7436908
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“There’s no way I will lift the bar to give someone a permanent visa . We gave an absolute commitment on that and I’m not going to send a message … that permanent visas are on offer in Australia again for people who have arrived illegally by boat.”
“tactical discussions of things that happen at sea”
“As promised, we are running a military-led border security operation.”
“Had I been asked about these matters at the time at the numerous press conferences I held, I would have responded truthfully about the arrangements I had put in place.”
“take the instruction of my faith and turn the other cheek”
“s problems with the rollout had been”
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“you have to think about this as a father. What would you want to happen if it were our girls?”
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ANI News: "India indispensable to Indo-Pacific strategic balance": Ex-Australian PM Scott Morrison
ANI News: "India's engagement in Quad makes it unique": Ex-Australian PM Scott Morrison
Menafn: PM Modi Has Brought Strong National-Interest Focus To India's Foreign Policy: Scott Morrison
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ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation: VIDEO: Scott Morrison crashes into a child during a campaign stop soccer game
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The Guardian: Jillian Segal hired former Scott Morrison adviser on $200,000 contract without public tender process
Awarded Companion of the Order of Australia (2025).
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AAP rated the claim “Scott Morrison will get a prime minister pension worth $300,000 per year.” False. The parliamentary pension scheme was closed to new MPs in 2004. Mr Morrison is not eligible as he was elected in 2007..
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AAP rated the claim “The Morrison government plans to force all age pensioners onto cashless welfare cards.” False. There is no evidence the government intends to put all age pensioners on cashless welfare cards, a measure not permitted under existing legislation..
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Published video “Plans for Your Good”.
Published video “27 April 2024”.
Published video “Whose plan are you on?”.
Published video “There are more important things than politics”.
Published video “Resist the arc of autocracy”.
Published video “Why a strong economy matters”.
Published video “Thankyou to my community”.
Published video “The importance of our Judaeo-Christian Values”.
Published video “#Swiftie bingo”.
Published video “Valedictory Speech 27Feb24”.
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Scott Morrison shat himself at Engadine Maccas” Satire.
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“the values of others being imposed on my children”
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That his legacy will be "acknowledged as substantial and far-reaching", praising his government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and his foreign policy with regard to forming the AUKUS agreement and denouncement of "C
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Morrison revealed he had been prescribed medication for anxiety during his prime ministership amidst the COVID pandemic, which he blamed on "pure physical exhaustion" and the "unrelenting and callous brutality of politic
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Campaign: 2022 federal election.
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Towke accused Morrison of engaging in "racial vilification" during the 2007 preselection, including "saying Mr Morrison told party members they should not vote for him because he was from a Lebanese family and because of
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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"
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“faced the abyss of uncertainty”
Claimed: “Australia has "reduced our emissions by more than 20 per cent. There are only four countries in the G20 that have actually done better than Australia on that front".” — rated Misleading by ABC News.
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Claimed: “"[The unemployment benefit] is commensurate with where it sat during the period of the Howard government."” — rated Exaggerated by ABC News.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “A genuine photo of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison?” Altered image.
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The veracity of comments made by Morrison has been criticised, and he has repeatedly made false and misleading statements, despite stating in a radio interview in November 2021 that he does not believe he has told a lie in public life.
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Claimed: “COVID-19 case numbers in NSW were higher than the threshold to lift the curfew in Victoria when Mr Morrison made his claim” — rated Yes, but more to it by ABC News.
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Claimed: “There was no slavery in Australia when NSW was founded as a colony” — rated Checks out by ABC News.
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Claimed: “"New Zealand decided to go a lot further [on COVID-19 restrictions], but I'd note that the outcomes we are getting are actually on a per capita basis actually better than what is happening in New Zealand."” — rated Fair call by ABC News.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to implement a nationwide "shut down" in an effort to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus.” Misleading.
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, Morrison's job performance was approved by 68 percent of voters, one of the highest approval ratings for an Australian prime minister on record.
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“among the first in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, if it proves successful, through an agreement between the Australian government and UK-based drug company AstraZeneca”
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That tensions in Asia reminded him of Europe in the 1930s and later warning of an "arc of autocracy" threatening global stability
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ABC News rated the claim “"Under [Scott Morrison] and the Liberals, out-of-pocket costs to visit a GP are up 25 per cent and out-of-pocket costs to visit a specialist are up 40 per cent — because of the Liberals' & Nationals' Medicare freeze."” More to the story.
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Criticised him for taking too long to come forward
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Career landmark: Minister for the Public Service (2019–2021).
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Campaign: 2019 federal election.
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ABC News rated the claim “The Government cut funding by $1.2 billion from aged care in Scott Morrison's first budget as treasurer” Misleading.
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That Morrison asked for mitigation strategies to avoid granting permanent visas to 700 refugees
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022).
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Morrison abstained from voting due to his faith
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Career landmark: Treasurer of Australia (2015–2018).
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Career landmark: Minister for Social Services (2014–2015).
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To only 1 boat and 157 arrivals for all of 2014
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Career landmark: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection of Australia (2013–2014).
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“Not one of those places will go to anyone who comes on a boat to Australia [...] they will go to people who have come the right way.”
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On the 50th anniversary of her death, he delivered a tribute to her in federal parliament
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Women's Wear Daily: Scott Morrison Puts His Stamp on Evisu
Career landmark: member of the Australian House of Representatives (2007–2024).
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Morrison left the NSW Liberal Party post to become the inaugural managing director of Tourism Australia, which had been established by the Howard government
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To become state director of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party
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Morrison moved to New Zealand to become director of the newly created Office of Tourism and Sport
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When Morrison was 21 and Warren was 22, and have two daughters together
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Born 1968-05-13.
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“not my job’ The New Daily. Jack Mahoney (11 May 2022). Liberal Party hits back at Labor’s election advertisement which shows Scott Morrison repeatedly saying that”
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