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'Pork-barrelling': Shortland among Labor seats handed lion's share of $560m grants

'These figures ring alarm bells.'

Newcastle Herald

'Doesn't pass pub test': Labor seats awash with grants

Labor is accused of pork barrelling after the lion's share of a half-billion-dollar election fund went to its own seats, including in the PM's backyard.

AAP

Calls to change corruption body's 'secretive' culture

A top lawyer has called for an overhaul of the anti-corruption commission's recruitment and culture following Paul Brereton's resignation.

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Olympic Hopeful Hid Multiple Pregnancies And Births From Everyone Before The Last Baby Vanished Without A Trace

Once seen as an Olympic hopeful, Keli Lane’s life unraveled after her newborn daughter vanished without a trace, leaving behind a conviction that still divides Australia decades later.

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'Absolutely essential': premier backs swift protest ban

Rushed laws that allow police to ban protest marches following terror attacks could prove to be divisive rather than calming, a senior legal figure warns.

AAP

Richard Marles’ chief of staff disclosed long-term relationship with lobbyist from firm with defence clients

Exclusive: News of relationship comes amid pressure to toughen regulation of political lobbying to ensure trust in democracy

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s taxpayer-funded flight to ‘long lunch’ on Noosa River was investigated by expenses watchdog

Exclusive: Expenses authority found claim was within parliamentary rules because Dutton attended ‘in his official capacity as a minister’

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Peter Dutton Has Been Charging Taxpayers For Flights Coinciding With Fundraisers

"I think the public demand that these sorts of systems be shaken up every now and again because clearly they’re not satisfactory.”

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Peter Dutton repeatedly charged taxpayers for flights coinciding with fundraisers

Exclusive: The travel, which was within parliamentary rules, coincided with fundraisers including those at a men-only club in Melbourne and a private home on Sydney’s north shore

The Guardian - AU

Shane Drumgold is taking legal action over the Sofronoff inquiry. What could happen next?

Outgoing DPP asks for judicial review one month after report into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case was leaked to media

The Guardian - AU

Mark Dreyfus refuses to say when Labor added high bar for public hearings to anti-corruption bill

Attorney general accused of using public interest immunity ‘improperly’ and adding exceptional circumstances test as ‘political decision’

The Guardian - AU

Lyn Dawson's family says they will 'never forgive' former husband Chris Dawson over lies, murder

Lyn Dawson was missing for 40 years but her brother and sister never gave up hope. ABC's Australian Story goes behind the scenes as her siblings prepared for the outcome of her husband Chris Dawson's murder trial and digest the guilty verdict.

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Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments likely legal and outside federal ICAC remit, experts say

The Prime Minister says there may be more ministries former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly took joint control of, as questions are raised about whether the actions would fall under the scope of the promised federal integrity body.

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Liberal MP was ‘patron’ of Queensland gun club for which he claimed to have ‘secured’ $20,000 grant

Ross Vasta says he had ‘no decision-making power over the process or the outcome’ in grant to Belmont Branch of the Sporting Shooters Association

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Christian Porter denied justice plea from Indonesians jailed in Australia when they were children

Former attorney general refused to refer cases to WA court of appeal, despite an earlier ruling finding a miscarriage of justice in a similar case

The Guardian - AU

‘Massive policy failure’: retired judges blast Morrison’s broken promise on federal Icac

Former supreme court judge Anthony Whealy says Coalition’s explanation for not legislating a promised anti-corruption commission is ‘spurious’

The Guardian - AU

Abolition of advisory body criticised after Morrison government promises $5.9bn for Queensland dams

Former judge Anthony Whealy says size of funding promises justifies keeping body to scrutinise water projects

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