Fear of ascendancy of Scott Morrison leads to scuttling of homeland security super-ministry

By Mark Kenny and James Massola
October 1 2014 - 8:00am
Immigration Minister and Cook MP Scott Morrison.
Immigration Minister and Cook MP Scott Morrison.

A move within the Abbott cabinet to establish a homeland security super-ministry drawing together several major departments and functions looks to have been scuttled because senior figures viewed it as an attempt by backers of Immigration Minister and Cook MP Scott Morrison to elevate him to future leader status.

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