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Victim's terror over false $65k robodebt

An aged pensioner has spoken of the terror and trauma when hit with a false $65,000 debt thanks to the unlawful robodebt income calculation method.

AAP

Morning Mail: multimillion-dollar GST challenge from councils, shark extinction fears, Greta Thunberg detained

A legal battle led by Philip Ruddock’s Sydney council could see hundreds of millions in GST payments refunded

The Guardian - AU

Former ministers Alan Tudge and Christian Porter to appear before robodebt inquiry

As human services minister, Tudge was in charge of the scheme when the accuracy of welfare debts was first questioned

The Guardian - AU

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World Cups are fine, but rugby league's the greatest game of all

Like other fans, I don't care that my chosen sport is only played on the east coast in Australia, and by only a handful of nations overseas.

Newcastle Herald

Key robodebt documents won't be released

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has decided only one of 12 requested documents from the failed robodebt scheme will be released to the public.

AAP

Northern Territory set to become first Australian jurisdiction to raise age of criminal responsibility. Here's what that means

The Northern Territory is set to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years of age. So what does it mean, and do experts think it will make a difference?

ABC News

Bell report lays waste to Scott Morrison’s justifications for secret ministries

Former high court justice Virginia Bell said former PM’s scheme to duplicate ministerial powers ‘does not appear to have been closely thought through’

The Guardian - AU

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Taxpayers to fund legal costs of Scott Morrison and other former ministers related to robodebt royal commission

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has approved expenses for six former Coalition frontbenchers

The Guardian - AU

Conspiracy or stuff up? Robodebt royal commission probes how far up the chain of command blame falls

The first two weeks of hearings into the unlawful welfare scheme sought to answer a central question: how could this happen?

The Guardian - AU

Stepping into the mainstream: how the Herald Sun amplified conspiracy theories about Daniel Andrews’ 2021 fall

Front page story about Victorian premier’s Sorrento accident revived and legitimised theories previously contained to fringe far-right groups

The Guardian - AU

End of the road for Gatto's legal appeal

Mick Gatto has failed in Australia's highest court to overturn losses in his defamation case against the ABC after alleging an article implied he was a hitman.

AAP

Robodebt likely a ‘stuff up’ rather than a ‘conspiracy’, former department boss tells inquiry

Royal commission also shown key 2015 document confirming Scott Morrison’s request for welfare ‘compliance’ measures

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison warned against further cabinet disclosures in letter from attorney general

Mark Dreyfus tables letter to Senate that raises concerns over ‘apparent extensive disclosure of cabinet information’ in book by News Corp journalists

The Guardian - AU

Morrison chastised for security info leaks

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has warned former prime minister Scott Morrison to stop leaking sensitive national security information.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia ordered to negotiate with 122 Indonesians wrongly held in adult jails when they were children

The Indonesians launched a class action over being imprisoned as adult people smugglers on the basis of flawed medical evidence

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Lidia Thorpe Messed Up, But The Backlash Shows WoC In Politics Are Held To A Different Standard

The vitriol spat at Lidia Thorpe about her undisclosed relationship shows First Nations women in politics are held to a different standard.

The Guardian - AU

Christian Porter allegations prompted Brittany Higgins to go public about her own alleged rape, court hears

Former Liberal staffer also told court she had thought of writing a book ‘to document her experience’ before receiving interest from publishers

The Conversation

The High Court of Australia has a majority of women justices for the first time. Here's why that matters

In appointing Justice Jayne Jagot to the High Court, the Albanese government has made history: for the first time, the court will have a majority of women on its bench.

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The Guardian - AU

Jayne Jagot appointed to Australia’s high court, creating first majority-female bench

Jagot will be the seventh woman appointed to the court, replacing Patrick Keane once he reaches mandatory retirement age

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison and Alan Tudge could be called before robodebt royal commission

Royal commissioner says inquiry’s focus will be on those who had or should have had oversight over the automated debt recovery scheme

The Guardian - AU

Does an inquiry into Morrison’s secret ministries risk taking focus off more pressing issues?

Albanese may be setting up a standoff over whether the former PM will cooperate but the greatest pitfall for Labor could be distraction

ABC News

A Robodebt royal commission has been announced. Here's how we got to this point

Hundreds of thousands of Australians who were affected by the Robodebt scheme are hoping for answers from the former government.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese to release solicitor-general's advice on secret Morrison ministries

The Prime Minister confirms he will publicly release legal advice on his predecessor Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five ministries on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison’s secret ministries: were they legal? And what happens next?

Albanese has sought legal advice on the matter while the Greens and crossbenchers say former PM should face a parliamentary investigation

The Guardian - AU

The Australian’s buried scoop on Morrison raises the question: who knew what, when?

Oz journalists criticised for sitting on dynamite revelations of grab for power for two years. Plus: journalism’s gender gap

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