Scott Morrison

Scott John Morrison (born 13 May 1968)

is an Australian politician serving as the
30th and current Prime Minister of
Australia and Leader of the Liberal Party
since 24 August 2018. He has been a
member of the House of Representatives
since 2007, representing the Division of
Cook in New South Wales.
 The Honourable

Scott Morrison
MP

30th Prime Minister of Australia

Incumbent

Assumed office
24 August 2018

Monarch Elizabeth II

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove

Deputy Michael McCormack

Preceded by Malcolm Turnbull

Leader of the Liberal Party

Incumbent

Assumed office
24 August 2018

Deputy Josh Frydenberg

Preceded by Malcolm Turnbull

Treasurer of Australia

In office
21 September 2015 – 24 August 2018

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Preceded by Joe Hockey

Succeeded by Josh Frydenberg

Minister for Social Services

In office
23 December 2014 – 21 September 2015

Prime Minister Tony Abbott

 Malcolm Turnbull

Preceded by Kevin Andrews

Succeeded by Christian Porter

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

In office
18 September 2013 – 23 December 2014

Prime Minister Tony Abbott

Preceded by Tony Burke

Succeeded by Peter Dutton

Member of the Australian Parliament

for Cook

Incumbent

Assumed office
24 November 2007

Preceded by Bruce Baird

Personal details
Born Scott John Morrison
13 May 1968
Waverley, New South
Wales, Australia

Political party Liberal

Other political Coalition

affiliations

Spouse(s) Jenny Warren

Children 2

Education University of New

South Wales (BSc)

Website Official website

Nickname(s) ScoMo

Morrison was born in Sydney and studied

economic geography at the University of
New South Wales. Before entering
politics, he worked as director of the New
Zealand Office of Tourism and Sport
from 1998 to 2000 and managing
director of Tourism Australia from 2004
to 2006. He was also state director of the
New South Wales Liberal Party from
2000 to 2004. Morrison 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
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 a December 2014 cabinet
reshuffle, Morrison was instead made
Minister for Social Services.[2] He was
promoted to Treasurer in September
2015, when Malcolm Turnbull replaced
Tony Abbott as prime minister.[3]

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.[4]

Early life and education

Morrison was born in Waverley, Sydney,
New South Wales, the younger of two
sons born to Marion (née Smith) and
John Morrison. His father was a
policeman who served on the Waverley
Municipal Council for 16 years, including
for a brief period as mayor.[5] Morrison's
maternal grandfather was born in New
Zealand.[6]

Morrison grew up in the suburb of

Bronte. He had a brief career as a child
actor, appearing in several television
commercials.[7] Some reports have
suggested that he was the iconic 1970s
Vicks "Love Rub" kid, but footage to
confirm or refute this has not been found;
he has stated he was in a different Vicks
commercial.[8] He attended Sydney Boys
High School before going on to complete
an honours degree in applied economic
geography at the University of New South
Wales.[5]
Professional career
After graduating from university,
Morrison worked as national policy and
research manager for the Property
Council of Australia from 1989 to 1995.
He then moved into tourism, serving as
deputy chief executive of the Australian
Tourism Task Force and then general
manager of the Tourism Council of
Australia; the latter was managed by
Bruce Baird, whom he would eventually
succeed in federal parliament. In 1998,
Morrison moved to New Zealand to
become director of the newly created
Office of Tourism and Sport. He formed a
close relationship with tourism minister
Murray McCully, and was involved with
the creation of the long-running "100%
Pure New Zealand" campaign.[7][9]

In April 2000, Morrison returned to

Australia to become state director of the
Liberal Party in New South Wales. He
oversaw the party's campaigns at the
2001 federal election and 2003 state
election. In 2004, Morrison left that post
to become the inaugural managing
director of Tourism Australia, which had
been created by the Howard Government.
His appointment was controversial due
to its openly political nature.[5] Morrison
approved and defended the contentious
"So where the bloody hell are you?"
advertising campaign featuring Lara
Bingle. He was sacked in 2006,
apparently due to conflict with tourism
minister Fran Bailey over the
government's plans to further integrate
the agency into the Australian Public
Service.[10]

Opposition (2007–2013)
Morrison sought Liberal preselection for
the Division of Cook, an electorate in the
southern suburbs of Sydney which
includes Cronulla, Caringbah, and
Miranda, in the 2007 election following
the retirement of Bruce Baird, who had
served as the member since 1998. He
lost the ballot 82 votes to 8 to Michael
Towke, a telecommunications engineer
and the candidate of the Liberals' right
faction.[11]

However, allegations surfaced that

Towke had engaged in branch stacking
and had embellished his resume.[12] The
state executive of the Liberal Party
disendorsed Towke and held a new pre-
selection ballot, which Morrison won.
The allegations against Towke were
subsequently proved to be false, and The
Daily Telegraph was forced to pay an
undisclosed amount to settle a
defamation suit filed by Towke.[11]
Morrison in 2009.

In September 2008, Morrison was

appointed to Malcolm Turnbull's coalition
front bench as shadow minister for
housing and local government. In
December 2009, he became shadow
minister for immigration and citizenship,
coming into the cabinet for the first time
during Tony Abbott's first cabinet
reshuffle shortly after winning the
leadership. He served on the Shadow
Cabinet Committee on Border Protection.
Abbott described Morrison as "a great
talent who was one of the bright new
stars of the new generation of MPs."[13]

In December 2010, forty-eight asylum

seekers died in the Christmas Island boat
disaster.[14] In February 2011, Morrison
publicly questioned the decision of the
Gillard Labor government to pay for the
relatives of the victims to travel to
funerals in Sydney, arguing that the same
privilege was not extended to Australian
citizens. After fellow Liberal and shadow
treasurer Joe Hockey disagreed with
Morrison's statements, Morrison said
that the timing of his comments was
insensitive, but did not back away from
the comments themselves.[15][16]
In February 2013, Morrison said that the
police should be notified of where
asylum seekers are living in the
community if any antisocial behaviour
has occurred, and that there should be
strict guidelines for the behaviour of
those currently on bridging visas while
they await the determination of their
claims.[17] The new code of conduct was
released by the immigration minister for
more than 20,000 irregular maritime
arrivals living in the community on
bridging visas.[18][better reference needed]

Abbott Government (2013–

2015)
Morrison is sworn in as Minister for Social Services
by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, 2014.

On 18 September 2013, Morrison

launched Operation Sovereign Borders,
the new government's strategy aimed at
stopping unauthorised boats from
entering Australian waters.[19] Cabinet
documents from this time revealed in
2018 that Morrison asked for mitigation
strategies to avoid granting permanent
visas to 700 refugees.[20] His office
reported that there were 300 boats and
20,587 arrivals in 2013 to only 1 boat and
157 arrivals for all of 2014.[21] The
UNHCR expressed concerns that the
practice may violate the Refugee
Convention.[22] In September 2014, it was
reported that zero asylum seekers had
died at sea since December 2013,
compared with more than 1,100 deaths
between 2008 and 2013.[23] The annual
refugee intake, which had been increased
to 20,000 for 2012–13 by the previous
government, was reduced to 13,750, the
level it had been in 2011–12. Morrison
stated that "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".[24][25]
Morrison defended his use of the terms
"illegal arrivals" and "illegal boats", saying
that "I've always referred to illegal entry ...
I've never claimed that it's illegal to claim
asylum."[26][27]

During his time as Immigration Minister,

Morrison's dealings with the media and
accountability to the public were widely
criticised by journalists, Labor and
Greens senators, and others for refusing
to provide details about the matters
within his portfolio. Morrison asserted
that to reveal details of operations would
be to play into the hands of people
smugglers who used this information to
plan illegal smuggling operations.[28] On
many occasions Morrison refused to
answer questions about the status of
asylum seekers or boats coming to and
from Australia, often on the basis that he
would not disclose "on water" or
"operational" matters.[29][30][31][32][33]

In November 2014, the Australian Human

Rights Commission delivered a report to
the Government which found that
Morrison failed in his responsibility to act
in the best interests of children in
detention during his time as Minister. The
overarching finding of the inquiry was
that the prolonged, mandatory detention
of asylum seeker children caused them
significant mental and physical illness
and developmental delays, in breach of
Australia's international obligations.[34]
The report was criticised by Tony Abbott
as being politically motivated, pointing
out the timing of the report's release after
the Abbott Government had taken office.
The Government released the report
publicly in February 2015.[35]

In early December 2014, Morrison had

the Migration and Maritime Powers
Legislation Amendment (Resolving the
Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014
successfully passed through the
Australian Parliament. The bill gave
Morrison more power than any previous
minister in dealing with people seeking
asylum in Australia, including the power
to return asylum seekers to their place of
origin, detain asylum seekers without
charge, and refuse asylum seekers who
arrive by boat access to the Refugee
Review Tribunal.[36][37] The bill
reintroduced temporary protection visas
to deal specifically with the backlog of
30,000 people who had arrived under the
previous Labor Government but who had
yet to be processed. The bill allowed
those on bridging visas to apply for work,
and increased the refugee intake to
18,750.[38]

The bill caused controversy in parliament

because Morrison stated he could
release children held in immigration
detention on Christmas Island if Senate
cross-benchers agreed to vote for the
legislation; however, those opposed to
the bill said he could have released the
children at any time.[39]

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.[40]

In March 2015, three hundred alumni of

Sydney Boys High School signed a letter
protesting Morrison's attendance at an
alumni fund-raising event. The protest
letter expressed the opinion that the
school should not celebrate a person
who has "so flagrantly disregarded
human rights".[41] Morrison attended this
and subsequent alumni and school
events.

Turnbull Government
(2015–2018)
Morrison was appointed as Treasurer in
the Turnbull Government in September
2015, replacing Joe Hockey. In his first
press conference as Treasurer, he
indicated a reduction in government
expenditure and stated that the Mid-Year
Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO)
and White Paper on tax reform would
arrive on time.[42]

In May 2016, Morrison handed down the

2016 Australian federal budget. It
included the introduction of a 40 percent
diverted profits tax (popularly known as
the "Google tax"), which is an anti-
avoidance measure designed to prevent
base erosion and profit shifting. It was
passed into law as the Diverted Profits
Tax Act 2017 and took effect on 1 July
2017.[43] The new tax received criticism
from some quarters, with the Corporate
Tax Association stating that it would
have "unpredictable outcomes" and
negatively affect Australian
business.[44][45]

In February 2017, Morrison addressed

the House of Representatives while
holding a lump of coal, stating "This is
coal. Don't be afraid. Don't be scared. It
won't hurt you," and accusing those
concerned about the environmental
impact of the coal industry of having "an
ideological, pathological fear of coal."[46]
He handed down the 2017 Australian
federal budget in May 2017.

Morrison was an opponent of legalising

same-sex marriage, and in June 2016
stated that he has been attacked for his
beliefs.[47] After the Australian Marriage
Law Postal Survey, he proposed an
amendment to the Marriage Amendment
(Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill
2017 allowing parents to remove children
from classes if "non-traditional" marriage
is discussed.[48] All amendments
failed,[49] and Morrison abstained from
voting on the final bill.[50] The electorate
of Cook had a participation rate of
82.22%, and 55.04% of those had
responded "Yes".[51]

In December 2017, the government

introduced the Royal Commission into
Misconduct in the Banking,
Superannuation and Financial Services
Industry (popularly known as the Banking
Royal Commission). Morrison originally
opposed the creation of a royal
commission, believing that a Senate
inquiry would be sufficient. He voted
against a royal commission 23 times
between April 2016 and June 2017, and
in September 2016 described it as
"nothing more than crass populism
seeking to undermine confidence in the
banking and financial system, which is
key to jobs and growth in this country".[52]
In announcing that the royal commission
would take place, Morrison described it
as a "regrettable but necessary
action".[53] In response to the
commission's findings, in April 2018 he
announced the introduction of new
criminal and civil penalties for financial
misconduct, including potential prison
sentences of 10 years for individuals and
fines of up to $210 million for
companies.[54]

Morrison handed down the 2018

Australian federal budget on 8 May. After
handing down the budget, Morrison
rejected calls to increase the rate of the
Newstart Allowance, saying "my priority
is to give tax relief to people who are
working and paying taxes".[55]

Prime Minister of Australia

(2018–present)
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called a
leadership spill on 21 August 2018 in
order to gauge the confidence of the
Liberal Party in his leadership. He
defeated challenger Peter Dutton by 48
votes to 35. Over the following days,
there was repeated speculation about a
second spill being called, without
Turnbull's approval. Turnbull announced
two days later that he would resign the
leadership if a spill motion were passed.
Dutton, Morrison and Julie Bishop
announced they would stand for the
leadership if that were the case. A spill
motion was passed on 24 August by 45
votes to 40, and Turnbull did not run as a
candidate in the resulting leadership
vote. On the first ballot, Dutton received
38 votes, Morrison 36 votes, and Bishop
11 votes. On the second ballot, Morrison
received 45 votes and Dutton 40 votes.
He thus became leader of the Liberal
Party and prime minister-designate. Josh
Frydenberg was elected as the party's
deputy leader, in place of Bishop.[56][57]
Morrison was widely seen as a
compromise candidate, who was
agreeable to both the moderate
supporters of Turnbull and Bishop and
conservatives concerned about Dutton's
electability.[58] He was sworn in as prime
minister on the evening of 24
August.[59][60]
Personal life
Morrison began dating Jenny Warren
when they were both 16. They married
when they were 21, and have two
daughters together. After multiple
unsuccessful IVF treatments over a
period of 18 years, their children were
eventually conceived naturally.[61] He is a
fan of the Cronulla Sharks rugby league
team, and in 2016 was named the club's
number-one ticket holder.[7]

Morrison was raised in the Uniting

Church, but later became a Pentecostal
Christian. He now attends the Horizon
Church, which is affiliated with the
Australian Christian Churches and the
Assemblies of God. He has said "the
Bible is not a policy handbook, and I get
very worried when people try to treat it
like one".[5] In late 2017, Morrison stated
that he would become a stronger
advocate for protections for religious
freedom.[62]

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External links
Scott Morrison on Twitter
Profile at Parliament of Australia
official website
Profile at TheyVoteForYou.org.au
 Parliament of Australia

Member of
Preceded by Parliament
Incumbent
Bruce Baird for Cook
2007–present

Political offices

Minister for
Immigration
Preceded by Succeeded by
and Border
Tony Burke Peter Dutton
Protection
2013–2014

Minister for
Preceded by Succeeded by
Social
Kevin Christian
Services
Andrews Porter
2014–2015

Preceded by Treasurer of Succeeded by

Joe Hockey Australia Josh
2015–2018 Frydenberg

Prime
Preceded by
Minister of
Malcolm Incumbent
Australia
Turnbull
2018–present

Party political offices

Preceded by Leader of the

Malcolm Liberal Party Incumbent
Turnbull 2018–present

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