Scott Morrison Resigns from Parliament, Capping Controversial Tenure as Australian Leader
• Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced he will resign from parliament to join the private sector • Morrison was Australia's leader from 2018-2022 and oversaw the country's pandemic response and signing of the AUKUS defense pact • He secretly appointed himself to several ministerial positions while Prime Minister, a move for which he was later censured • Morrison had a rocky relationship with China during his tenure over calls for a COVID origins investigation • He first gained national attention in 2013 as Immigration Minister overseeing asylum seeker policy, later serving as Treasurer before becoming PM in 2018