Former PM says Australians didnt know who he really was, as he details the role faith played in his life [Video]

Australians did not know the “real” Scott Morrison when he occupied the nation’s top political office, the former prime minister says, adding he largely kept his faith private during his four years in power.

Morrison’s new book, Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness, which will be released next week, also reveals he took anti-depressants in 2021 while serving as prime minister to deal with waves of acute anxiety he suffered in the nation’s top political job.

The admission is the first time a prime minister or former prime minister of Australia has spoken publicly about using medication to deal with the huge demands of the job and the toll they can take on a person’s mental health.

In an interview with this masthead before the book’s launch, Morrison hit out at critics who accused him …