Australia's love of the monarchy waned over time, but not its love of Queen Elizabeth II Australia's dependence on the British monarchy has waned over time, but its connection to Queen Elizabeth II held firm. ABC News · Sep 9, 2022
'A constant in my life': World mourns Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II was much more than Britain’s monarch The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022
Live updates: Queen Elizabeth II dies, Charles becomes king Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed condolences to the British royal family over the death of Queen Elizabeth II The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022
Albanese to attend Queen's funeral and meet King Charles, parliament cancelled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will fly to London for events marking the passing of Queen Elizabeth, culminating in her funeral at Westminster Abbey. The Conversation · Sep 9, 2022
Dutton's high-wire act: holding the Coalition together while presenting as an alternative government When the Liberal Party’s most senior right-wing figure, Peter Dutton, forced a leadership spill in 2018, ending Malcolm Turnbull’s premiership, even some moderates in the party room preferred him over the hyper-ambitious Scott Morrison. Yet it was to the latter they reluctantly turned, judging him less frightening to voters. The Conversation · Sep 7, 2022
Turnbull family company loses lawsuit after judge finds former PM’s son’s evidence ‘unreliable’ Alex Turnbull launched legal action over $8m he claimed to be owed by Russel Pillemer, his father’s longtime friend and business partner The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2022
Malcolm Turnbull Decries ‘Fascism’ After USyd Protesters Told Him To Fuck Off Back To Mosman The protest alleged the university booked him under the guise of free speech. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 2, 2022
John Howard calls for 'a sense of balance', but can he help the Liberal Party find it? When stories about former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial roles emerged, John Howard was called on by all and sundry for comment. For some, Howard represents stability, convention and commonsense liberalism, a Menzies in our own time. (It is a parallel Howard has carefully cultivated). The Conversation · Aug 30, 2022
Judge to probe how former Australia PM gained secret powers A retired judge has been appointed to investigate how former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was able to secretly amass unprecedented ministerial powers in defiance of political conventions The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad resigns leaving project facing delays and cost blowouts Price tag for pumped hydro scheme has increased from $2bn to about $5bn since announced by Malcolm Turnbull in 2017 The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022
Malcolm Turnbull: Who knew and didn’t act on Scott Morrison’s power grab? Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says it is what he doesn't know about Scott Morrison’s power grab that remain the most troubling. The New Daily · Aug 24, 2022
Scott Morrison showed a new contempt for democracy yesterday In the face of these accusations the former PM was remorseless, despite lightly protesting otherwise and saying the episode came with “lessons learned”. The New Daily · Aug 23, 2022
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. ABC News · Aug 22, 2022
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 · Aug 19, 2022
ABC News · Aug 15, 2022 Andrew Hastie says the Coalition commissioned up to 70 ships when last in government, while Labor commissioned none. Is that correct? Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie says the Coalition commissioned up to 70 ships when last in government, and that Labor commissioned none. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
AAP · Aug 15, 2022 Morrison defends ministerial intervention Former prime minister Scott Morrison has defended his move to be sworn into a number of portfolios, saying the pandemic was an unprecedented time.
ABC News · Aug 15, 2022 Scott Morrison's secret portfolios a 'sinister' move, former PM Malcolm Turnbull says Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says he is "astonished" the Governor-General was willing to go along with Scott Morrison's secretive appointment to multiple portfolios within his own cabinet.
The New Daily · Aug 15, 2022 Morrison’s sharp answer to criticism he ‘trashed’ democracy Scott Morrison has given a curt response to criticism that he "trashed" the democratic process by being secretly sworn into other portfolios while PM.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2022 Morning mail: Afghan refugee visa limbo, Turnbull backs voice, Olivia Newton-John’s best Monday: Today marks one year since the Taliban recaptured Kabul but some who fled the capital are stuck in a legal limbo. Plus: Salman Rushdie’s son says his ‘defiant sense of humour’ is intact
The Conversation · Aug 1, 2022 First Newspoll since election gives Albanese 'honeymoon' ratings; Australia's poor success rate at referendums The first Newspoll since the May federal election, conducted July 27-30 from a sample of 1,508, gave Labor a 56-44 lead (52.1-47.9 to Labor at the election). Primary votes were 37% Labor (32.6% at election), 33% Coalition (35.7%), 12% Greens (12.2%), 6% One Nation (5.0%), 2% UAP (4.1%) and 10%…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022 Power, hope and art: how this year’s Antidote festival is doing things differently Back for its sixth year, the Sydney Opera House’s Antidote wants to start much-needed conversations about care, hope and our need to bring communities together
ABC News · Jul 31, 2022 What would an Indigenous Voice to Parliament look like? And how might it work? The Prime Minister has revealed a proposed set of words to be added to the constitution for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The opposition says the move is positive and next step is to explain how it would work. Here's what we know so far.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2022 Albanese parrots a pro-coal talking point as Ampol offers ‘carbon neutral’ petrol The PM spruiked the myth that Australia’s ‘quality’ coal was relatively clean – following in the footsteps of Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison
ABC News · Jul 24, 2022 Government winds back Australian Building and Construction Commission's powers to 'bare legal minimum' The Australian Building and Construction Commission's powers will be stripped back within days, in a federal government move to dump what it describes as "ridiculous" rules.
The Conversation · Jul 22, 2022 Even in the political afterlife, Morrison departs from the norm In the past fortnight, former prime minister Scott Morrison has reemerged as a subject of public discussion. First, there was rumour about his interest in securing work with the Australian Rugby League Commission, which he promptly dismissed as “pub talk”.