Greens will ask Senate to reopen Cartier watch inquiry

Greens will ask Senate to reopen Cartier watch inquiry

The Greens will ask for the inquiry into the Cartier watches controversy to reconvene following revelations of Scott Morrison’s secret appointment to the finance portfolio.

Then Australia Post boss Christine Holgate was stood down in October 2020 after she gifted expensive watches – valued at $20,000 – to four executives as a reward for their performance.

Mr Morrison, the prime minister, declared in parliament “she can go” if she didn’t choose to stand aside voluntarily.

In 2021, a Senate inquiry heard evidence from the finance department not knowing Mr Morrison also held that portfolio in secret.

Greens will ask Senate to reopen Cartier watch inquiry