Former prime minister Scott Morrison has reacted to the continued outrage at his secret assumption of 5 ministerial roles by jokingly accepting numerous extra job postings all around the nation.
The memes have been flooding in ever because the first hints of Morrison's covert appointments to the ministries of Well being, Treasury, Dwelling Affairs, Assets and Finance have been revealed. And, very like the precise floods, they haven't stopped.
However the torrent reached a vital mass, or maybe the start of the top, when the opposition backbencher joined in tonight.
The Member for Cook dinner's official Fb web page went on a commenting spree, replying to greater than a dozen memes from Aussie corporations welcoming him to their workforce.
(9News clearly cannot rule out the chance there have been many extra, secret, joke replies that may solely be revealed at a later date.)
"It has been enjoyable becoming a member of in on all of the memes. However there are such a lot of now I can not sustain," Morrison stated, in a submit accompanying his personal try.
"As Aussies we will all the time have a chuckle at ourselves. Have a great night.
"This was my very own effort with the Sooshi Mango boys. Glad to be additionally becoming a member of their workforce, together with all the opposite gigs you guys have given me as we speak."
The Sydney comedians have been fast to welcome a brand new member, as long as they have been appointed "minister of Australian Tax Workplace".
Elsewhere, the previous PM jollily responded to Photoshopped posts displaying him tiling, concreting, shifting a piano and even modelling a brand new vary of fetching girls's solar shirts.
"A fantastic alternative for me to get the talents prepared for Bathurst," Morrison advised Southport Price range Tyres & Auto.
He advised Inside The Roof Tilers' Thoughts he was "completely happy to do his bit" however requested a security harness and, in reply to an Eazy-Crete Pty Ltd meme of him slicing rebar able to pour a slab, stated "I really want I had a type of".
However there may be one job the well-known Cronulla fan refuses to just accept, even in jest: that of Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon.
"Do not thoughts this one both," he stated.
"However that job is certainly crammed and Fitzy is doing an superior job. UpUpCronulla."
Some commenters praised Morrison's tongue in cheek response, thanking him for a "few good chuckles" however others weren't so complimentary.
"You suppose the operating of this nation is a joke," one consumer wrote.
"Have some humility and say you made a mistake. We do not want US-style gloating about how badly you behaved in workplace."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched an investigation into how Morrison was capable of tackle additional portfolios in secret throughout his time within the prime job, describing the strikes as "past perception".
Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull described Morrison's actions as "sinister stuff", fellow ex-PM John Howard stated "I do not suppose he ought to have completed that", and Opposition Chief Dutton stated his former boss "made the unsuitable name".
However they did not be a part of requires him to resign.
Morrison held an hour-long press convention yesterday to defend his actions, saying "extraordinary instances" justified the response and that he would have solely used the powers in an emergency.
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The one exception was his blocking of a fuel undertaking off the NSW coast, which was unpopular in seats the Coalition finally misplaced to Teal independents and which the then-Assets Minister Keith Pitt favoured.
Morrison stated he "sought to be the choice maker" as a result of the undertaking was so necessary, and did not remorse his choice.