The Ferguson Report: Morrison gets through ‘not-sorry’ speech without smirking Tim Ferguson breaks down this week's news, starting with Scott Morrison's not-sorry speech to the Australian parliament. The New Daily · Dec 2, 2022
Australian prosecutors drop parliament rape case Australian prosecutors said on Friday they will drop the high-profile case of a former government adviser accused of sexually assaulting a colleague in parliament, because the trial was severely harming the complainant's mental health. Reuters · Dec 2, 2022
Provocative political cartoons on show in Canberra as Behind the Lines exhibit looks back on 2022 The year's best political cartoons are unveiled for the annual Behind the Lines exhibit in Canberra with David Pope taking out the top honour. ABC News · Dec 1, 2022
NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says Australians should judge former prime minister Scott Morrison at the ballot box Former prime minister Scott Morrison is lashed for his secret ministries scandal on Q+A as Nova Peris says she has serious concerns about a referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. ABC News · Dec 1, 2022
'He was woeful': in Bulldozed, Niki Savva catalogues Scott Morrison’s nasty, duplicitous, nutty behaviour Niki Savva doesn’t like Scott Morrison. In the very first chapter of Bulldozed, she describes him as “petty and vindictive.” The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022
Greens seek new Morrison inquiry referral Greens leader Adam Bandt is calling for a new referral to parliament's privileges committee relating to Scott Morrison's secret ministries. AAP · Nov 30, 2022
Was Scott Morrison’s censure speech a swan song? Scott Morrison was the first former PM to be censured by the lower house while in Parliament. The New Daily · Nov 30, 2022
Scott Morrison falsely claimed he lacked powers to help Biloela family Former PM said decision on Murugappan family was in immigration minister’s hands, despite being sworn in to administer home affairs at the time The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022
Former Australian PM censured for giving himself secret powers while in office Scott Morrison defends decision by saying he took it during ‘a time of extreme trial’ The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
Afternoon Update: Morrison censured; anti-corruption bill passes; and a breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug Anthony Albanese calls on the former PM to apologise for secretly appointing himself to additional ministries The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022
Nothing in Scott Morrison’s demeanour projected regret as he was censured by parliament But the former PM’s oversized perception of his role in the grand sweep of history took him to a place where he disdained parliamentary and democratic conventions The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022
View from The Hill: Scott Morrison makes parliamentary history – for the worst of reasons Among the slew of mostly predictable speeches that culminated in the first-ever House of Representatives censure of a former prime minister, one stood out. The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022
‘Pulls the pin over Christmas’: Parliament condemns Scott Morrison Liberal MP Bridget Archer crossed the floor and a former Liberal minister abstained from voting on the censure motion against Scott Morrison. The New Daily · Nov 30, 2022
Australian Parliament censures former prime minister Australia’s former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has listed his achievements in government including standing up to a “bullying" China as he unsuccessfully argued against being censured by the Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
Reuters · Nov 30, 2022 Australian parliament censures former PM Morrison over secret ministries Australia's parliament on Wednesday voted to censure former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison after an inquiry found his secret appointment to multiple ministries during the COVID-19 pandemic undermined trust in government.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2022 Scott Morrison becomes first former Australian prime minister to be censured by parliament Former PM claims he would have answered truthfully if asked about any of the secret ministries he held and repeated past defence of arrangements
AAP · Nov 29, 2022 Morrison to appear at robodebt inquiry Scott Morrison and his former ministerial colleague Marise Payne have been confirmed to appear at the next round of robodebt royal commission hearings.
ABC News · Nov 29, 2022 Scott Morrison censured over secret ministries, as former prime minister decries reprimand as 'political intimidation' The House of Representatives votes to censure former prime minister Scott Morrison for secretly giving himself powers over several ministries during the height of the pandemic, after Mr Morrison rails against "retribution".
ABC News · Nov 29, 2022 Former prime minister Scott Morrison censured in parliament over secret ministries — as it happened The government has successfully moved a censure motion against former prime minister Scott Morrison for failing to disclose to the parliament and public his appointments to a number of ministries. Look back on how it unfolded.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022 Morning Mail: Child vaping surge prompts government crackdown, ‘crazy’ Covid fines, Morrison censure motion In today’s newsletter: children were vaping nicotine without realising it; NSW urged to cancel more lockdown fines; Morrison on track for official censure
The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022 Labor adds extra week of Senate estimates – as it happened This blog is now closed
ABC News · Nov 29, 2022 Anthony Albanese plans to censure Scott Morrison this week. Here's what is expected to happen now Following an inquiry into Scott Morrison's decision to secretly appoint himself to several ministries, Anthony Albanese has announced plans to censure the former prime minister. Here's what you need to know.
AAP · Nov 29, 2022 Liberal MP supports Morrison censure A Liberal backbencher says she is 'deeply disappointed' by the lack of apology from former prime minister Scott Morrison about his secret ministry appointments.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022 ‘Eroded public trust’: text of Scott Morrison censure motion revealed as colleagues back former PM But one opposition MP, Bridget Archer, says she is ‘inclined’ to support Labor push against the former prime minister
The Conversation · Nov 29, 2022 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva on her book Bulldozed, Scott Morrison and the Liberals' woes Six months after Scott Morrison was ousted, he remains a centre of attention, with parliament set to censure him on Wednesday over his multi-ministry power grab.