Kitchen Cabinet: Oct 28

First guest on the returning season of Kitchen Cabinet is Treasurer Scott Morrison.at a beach house his family regularly rents on the NSW South Coast.

Newsflash: he’s pretty dull as TV talent although it was interesting to hear he was behind Tourism Australia’s “Where the Bloody Hell Are You?” campaign.

Morrison is at ease in the kitchen as he prepares a Sri Lankan fish curry, chapattis and samosas, or – as his staff hilariously call them – ‘ScoMosas’.

In this revealing interview, a relaxed Morrison talks about his family, his career as a child actor and his admiration for singer Tina Arena.

Over lunch Morrison reflects on his time as Immigration Minister, his Christian faith and whether or not he is annoyed that Peter Costello calls him a “Happy Clapper”. Also, which faction is he in anyway? Morrison reveals some surprises.

Liberal MP Scott Morrison was elected to the seat of Cook in NSW in 2007 after a management career in Australia and New Zealand’s tourism industries, most notably the “Where the bloody hell are you?” campaign.

When Tony Abbott came to power in 2013, Morrison was offered the role of Immigration Minister and succeeded in his brief of stopping the asylum seeker boats. In the 2014 reshuffle he took on the Social Services portfolio. When Malcolm Turnbull became leader in 2015, Morrison became Treasurer. He is married to Jenny and the couple has two girls.

8pm Wednesday, October 28 on ABC.