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 · Jan 22, 2023
‘Are you listening?’: Morrison draws wrath of royal commissioner Scott Morrison has been upbraided for his poor listening skills as he faced the Robodebt royal commission. The New Daily · Dec 14, 2022
Ex-PM Morrison grilled at robodebt inquiry Former PM Scott Morrison has claimed he was not privy to departmental discussions over the legality of robodebt in a colourful royal commission hearing. AAP · Dec 13, 2022
‘I don’t know’: Marise Payne unsure why advice for legal change to robodebt disappeared from policy plan ‘Essentially responsibility is always borne by ministers,’ the then human services minister tells royal commission into doomed scheme The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022
Marise Payne tells Robodebt inquiry she doesn't know when need for legislative changes 'dropped off the radar' Former Coalition minister Marise Payne tells the Robodebt inquiry the scheme's priority was to make sure the "right people" got the "right amounts". ABC News · Dec 13, 2022
Robodebt inquiry, set to hear from Coalition members, hears Services Australia staff were alarmed about scheme Ahead of Scott Morrison and Marise Payne appearing before the robodebt royal commission, the inquiry has heard Services Australia staff were "incensed" and "alarmed" about the scheme. ABC News · Dec 12, 2022
PM pays tribute to police killed in shooting – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2022
Former minister to front robodebt inquiry Former foreign minister Marise Payne will appear at a royal commission into the failed robodebt scheme she helped launch. AAP · Dec 12, 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. AAP · Nov 29, 2022
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 · Nov 23, 2022
Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping meeting marks potential thawing of relations. Here's what drove the freeze It's been six years since the Chinese president sat down with an Australian leader, as trade wars, China's growing presence in the Pacific and diplomatic spats soured relations. ABC News · Nov 15, 2022
Documents reveal Australia’s efforts to stay neutral as Donald Trump claimed electoral fraud US political insider admits there are ‘reasons to worry’ for its democracy as allies wonder at damage done to the west’s credibility The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022
Plan to rescue women and children trapped in ‘one of the worst places in the world’ Dozens of women and children in Syria who are "trapped in one of the worst places in the world" will be extracted and returned to Australia after years The New Daily · Oct 2, 2022
A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi's Australian economic adviser Australian Sean Turnell, economic adviser to Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been in prison since the military coup of February 2021, awaiting trial for the supposed crime of stealing state secrets. The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022
ABC News · Aug 26, 2022 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.
The Canberra Times · Aug 10, 2022 Zed admits 'deep sense of dread' before election loss In his first media interview since losing his Senate seat, Zed Seselja said he believed voters had made up their minds about the Morrison government before the election.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2022 FOI documents show Peter Dutton’s ‘captain’s call’ to make senior Liberal head of defence thinktank Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s choice of candidate was overruled by then defence minister
ABC News · Aug 5, 2022 Russian billionaire Alexander Abramov suing Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong over financial sanctions Steel mogul Alexander Abramov argues sanctions the federal government has imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine have caused him severe reputational damage.
AAP · Aug 5, 2022 Russian billionaire sues over reputation A Russian billionaire has launched legal action against Australia's foreign minister, claiming sanctions imposed over Ukraine have caused reputational harm.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2022 ‘Witness K and Bernard Collaery are heroes’: how Australia made two men pay for its dirty secrets Decision by new government to abandon prosecution prompts widespread relief from lawyers and supporters in Australia and Timor-Leste
The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2022 Dfat bungle delayed visas for former Afghan embassy employees at risk from Taliban Exclusive: Freedom-of-information investigation reveals error in urgent submission to then minister Marise Payne
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022 ‘Considerable strain’: how Australian officials saw the China rift Officials kept in ‘regular contact’ with Chinese embassy even as Morrison government ministers frozen out, FoI documents shows
ABC News · May 27, 2022 The key to understanding Morrison's devastating election loss was hiding in plain sight The key to understanding the catastrophic election result for the Coalition is sitting in plain sight: Voters haven't changed, the Liberal Party has.
The Conversation · May 23, 2022 'Mutual respect and genuine partnership': how a Labor government could revamp our relationship with Indonesia During the election campaign, Anthony Albanese singled out Indonesia as a key regional partner.
The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022 Australian election briefing: Morrison has a leaky cabinet while Albanese campaigns with Julia Gillard – plus the vibe is tired Friday: The best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage