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BIZARRE: 6 - What They Never Told You

Morrison liked to think he was unchained from orthodoxy – but was he actually unhinged from reality?

The revelation the former PM had five secret portfolios demonstrates his contempt for colleagues and the longstanding conventions that underpin Australia’s democracy

The Guardian - AU

Paul Bongiorno: Scott Morrison’s ‘frightening’ secret ministry trashed democratic conventions

Scott Morrison having himself secretly appointed as health, finance and resources minister is more than weird and bizarre – it is a frightening revelation.

The New Daily

View from The Hill: Morrison's passion for control trashed conventions and accountability

The only credible explanation for Scott Morrison personally installing himself, as an undisclosed ministerial partner, in several portfolios is the former prime minister’s passion for control.

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Scott Morrison faces probe over secret ministry claims as government seeks legal advice

Former prime minister declines to comment as Peter Dutton and other senior ministers say they were ‘not aware’ of appointments

The Guardian - AU

The secrecy factor is telling in Scott Morrison’s alleged ministerial portfolio grabs

If there was a compelling justification for this strange arrangement, why wasn’t it revealed to the public at the time?

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese seeks legal advice over reports Scott Morrison secretly swore himself into ministry roles

Former prime minister’s senior cabinet colleagues say they were unaware he allegedly swore himself into three ministry positions

The Guardian - AU

Judges need better education and structures to improve impartiality: report

Australians expects judges to make decisions impartially: that is, free from a range of improper and unacceptable political, financial and personal influences. Not only must they make decisions impartially, they must be seen to make their decisions impartially.

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Ashley Christensen and James Egan jailed over heist at Yangebup gun shop in Perth's south

Two Perth men will each spend around a decade behind bars after a judge found they played an "instrumental role" in the theft of 200 guns from a Perth firearms store, while many unrecovered weapons remain a "lasting threat to the community".

ABC News

What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They’re all hyper-collectors

You walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is taken by in-store surveillance cameras and stored in an online database. Each time you return to that store, your “faceprint” is compared with those of people wanted for shoplifting or…

The Conversation

Christian Porter loses appeal against judgement to remove lawyer Sue Chrysanthou in settled defamation case against ABC

Former federal attorney-general Christian Porter loses his Federal Court appeal over the removal of lawyer Sue Chrysanthou from his defamation case against the ABC.

ABC News

Porter's defamation spinoff appeal fails

An appeal by Christian Porter over the removal of his leading barrister in the now-settled defamation case against the ABC has been dismissed.

AAP

Christian Porter loses appeal against Jo Dyer in spinoff case to ABC defamation action

Former attorney general had appealed court decision to stop Sue Chrysanthou representing him, despite dropping his claim against ABC

The Guardian - AU

The unconscionable prosecution of Bernard Collaery was an assault on the values Australia holds dear

Last week Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus put an end to Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery’s criminal prosecution.

The Conversation

Gareth Evans says conviction of Witness K should be reversed after Bernard Collaery decision

Former attorney general and foreign minister says prosecution of Witness K’s lawyer Collaery, now abandoned, was ‘indefensible’

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ACT Supreme Court formally ends prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery

The ACT Supreme Court formally ends the prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery as his legal team considers seeking costs for the case, which has spanned four years.

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Labor Has Banned Blind Trusts So MPs Can’t Get Big Anonymous Donations À La Christian Porter

The Federal Government has banned blind trusts, which are a way for people to donate anonymously to ministers, in its new code of conduct.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s new ministerial code of conduct bans blind trusts like Christian Porter used

Changes come after Labor criticised Porter for not declaring who contributed to fund he used to pay for ABC defamation case

The New Daily

Bernard Collaery case is a rare whistleblower win, but why was he prosecuted?

Bernard Collaery had been facing five charges related to breaching the Intelligence Services Act for revealing Australia spied on Timor-Leste for profit.

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Prosecution of whistleblower lawyer Bernard Collaery dropped after decision by attorney general

Mark Dreyfus ordered the commonwealth DPP to discontinue case over alleged unlawful disclosure of classified information

AAP

Ex-AG Porter in new ABC defamation case

Former attorney-general Christian Porter is involved in another ABC defamation case, this time representing underworld figure Mick Gatto in a High Court appeal.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: record rainfall to ease for now, Nick Kyrgios to face court, UK government in turmoil

Wednesday: NSW set for temporary reprieve from storms, but the long-term forecast isn’t as bright. Plus: bombshell resignations in Boris Johnson’s party

The Guardian - AU

Christian Porter acting for Mick Gatto in his high court appeal over ABC defamation case

Former attorney general, who discontinued his own defamation action against the ABC last year, among underworld figure’s legal representation

ABC News

Men found guilty of 'highly sophisticated' theft of hundreds of guns from Yangebup firearms store

Two men, one of them represented by former federal attorney-general Christian Porter in his return to the legal profession, have been found guilty of stealing hundreds of guns from a Perth firearms store.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Paul Keating got Andrews and Perrottet together, energy crisis end in sight

Friday: Labor premier Daniel Andrews reveals Keating encouraged him to work with Liberal Perrottet. Plus: has Dark Mofo learned from its mistakes?

ABC News

John Barilaro's win is a reminder for Google to take legal threats seriously, expert says

Google's decision to ignore repeated requests to take down racist videos targeting the former New South Wales deputy premier demonstrates the tech giant's attitude towards defamation laws, one legal expert says.

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