Morrison to retire from Parliament, eyes roles in defence sector

The roles are expected to relate to the United States and Indo-Pacific.

Speculation over the former prime minister’s future career mounted in 2022, with the Member for Cook establishing Triginta and being the company’s sole shareholder.

In 2023, The Sydney Morning Herald then reported that Morrison was considered by a UK defence organisation to assume a senior position in the company, related to the AUKUS trilateral security partnership.

The former prime minister was a central figure behind the creation of AUKUS, appearing alongside former British prime minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden to launch the trilateral security partnership in 2021.

Morrison told The Australian, he was looking forward to “new challenges” in global strategic advisory roles and private boards, drawn from a network established through AUKUS and the QUAD, while spending more time with his family in the Shire.

“I am thankful to all those who supported me in what we were able to achieve in government, from the early days of stopping the boats to delivering tax cuts for individuals and small business, leading Australia successfully through the global pandemic, saving lives and livelihoods, and delivering AUKUS, the single most significant defence agreement in 70 years,” Morrison said.

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Liam Garman

Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Strategy and Security with Excellence from UNSW Canberra, with a thesis on post-truth, postmodernism and disinformation operations.

 

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