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The Guardian • Sarah Malik, Ben Doherty • April 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia relied on discredited evidence to detain refugee Sayed Abdellatif for 10 years, court finds
Asio ruled to have relied on evidence obtained under torture in making ‘legally unreasonable’ adverse security assessments against Egyptian national
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Ben Doherty@BenDohertyCorro
The Australian government knowingly relied on discredited evidence obtained under torture to keep a refugee in detention for a decade, despite being repeatedly told the detention was unjustified and the allegations untrue. theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 9, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
For three years the prime minister has schemed and strategised. Can Australians stomach any more?
If the problem with Anthony Albanese is that he’s an unknown quantity, then the problem with Scott Morrison is that we know him all too well
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
The PM says of Albanese that Australians shouldn’t elect a blank page. Well, Morrison was a blank page in 2019, and Australians elected him. The PM says he’ll campaign on his record. Ok then, let’s look at that. Here’s my column #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 9, 2022
The Guardian • Elias Visontay • April 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Plan to ban dark roofs abandoned as NSW government walks back sustainability measures
Exclusive: Policy announced by previous planning minister shelved despite experts saying lighter roofs reduce ‘heat island effect’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hartcher • April 9, 2022 • smh.com.au
For Albanese to succeed the PM had to fail: Scott Morrison did not disappoint
It’s time to give the Opposition Leader some credit for his strategy to get Labor in a poll position.
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ABC News • Laura Tingle • April 9, 2022 • abc.net.au
A new premier with big ideas puts the Morrison government in perspective
The trillion-dollar question of the election is whether voters want more of "what we know": whether it will indeed be a referendum on Scott Morrison's government, writes Laura Tingle.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
This week’s column: A trillion-dollar question awaits for voters — and has Morrison's future in the balance abc.net.au/news/2022-04-0…
April 9, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Government defends flurry of appointments to key roles of former Coalition staffers and MPs
Morrison government accused of rushing in appointments prior to election amid latest announcements
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ABC News • James Elton • April 9, 2022 • abc.net.au
Mother barred from speaking at veteran suicide royal commission until after federal election
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide tells the mother of a veteran who took his own life she cannot give public evidence until after the federal election because she intends to run as a candidate, despite already hearing testimony from another witness whose name will also be on the ballot in May.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Schools chaplaincy provider bans cohabitation and ‘sexually intrusive’ behaviour in staff’s private life
Exclusive: whistleblower says code of Schools Ministry Group, Australia’s second biggest provider, could discriminate against workers
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The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • April 9, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Fresh details in Morrison preselection saga
Before being rolled by Scott Morrison for preselection in the safe seat of Cook, Michael Towke was made a clandestine operative for the Liberal right, with Alex Hawke acting as his ‘handler’.
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The New Daily • James Robertson • April 8, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Morrison and James Hardie donations yet more Liberal baggage
A chance encounter with a 73-year-old pub goer in the Hunter has provided a rare moment of insight into voters’ regard for Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • April 9, 2022 • smh.com.au
Sharma withdraws attack on ABC, Spender over Alberici campaign link
The Liberal MP had tweeted: “Finally they nail their colours to the mast! ‘Your’ ABC is running a candidate in Wentworth.”
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The Guardian • Adam Morton, Graham Readfearn • April 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Latest IPCC report offers key lessons for Australia but is anyone listening?
The climate authority has warned it is now or never to cut emissions but will MPs on the campaign trail heed its warning?
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • April 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
Morrison government’s advertising spend tops Coles and McDonald’s
Coalition spent $145m on advertising last financial year, with defence recruiting and Covid vaccines among biggest campaigns
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Australia Institute@TheAusInstitute
New research: 76% of voters want greater independent scrutiny over taxpayer-funded govt advertising campaigns, amid revelations the federal govt spends more on ads ($145.3m) than Coles, Woolworths, McDonalds, respectively
theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 2, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 9, 2022 • smh.com.au
Two paths to election glory, both with hurdles
At a time when the pandemic has given priority to state authority and local identity, there is no such thing as a uniform swing or a national trend.
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Financial Times • Demetri Sevastopulo • April 9, 2022 • ft.com
US to send officials to Solomon Islands due to tensions over China security pact
Washington fears Beijing will gain strategic toehold in Pacific close to Australia
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Demetri@Dimi
#SCOOP White House Asia czar #KurtCampbell heading to #SolomonIslands after leaked security pact with #China that critics worry will give China a naval base in South Pacific close to Australia & New Zealand.
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April 9, 2022
The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan, Natasha May • April 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Tony Windsor backs five independent candidates in inland rail electorates
Former MP says regional communities need independent representation in parliament for inland rail concerns to be heard
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The Saturday Paper • April 9, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Political prisoners
Scott Morrison always framed it as a kind of moral vanity. Any justness was a threat to our borders. The slightest decency would undo the system he had built to stop the boats. In private, he said there could be no gap for the light to get through. He talked about indulgence. He presented what he was doing to refugees as difficult and right.
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The Saturday Paper • Kieran Pender • April 9, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Immigration case raises concerns over High Court politicisation
A High Court decision on citizenship, seen as being as important as Mabo, is being recontested in what some experts say is an attempt at an American-style politicisation of the judiciary.
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
In today’s @SatPaper, I wrote about the federal government’s efforts to overturn the landmark Love case and concerns about the politicisation of High Court appointments thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…
April 9, 2022
Crikey • Cam Wilson • April 8, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Political parties have registered hundreds of website names to woo voters and frustrate their opponents. Here's a list of them all.
Whether they're promoting a message or playing dirty political games, political parties rely on web domains to campaign online. That's why Crikey is publishing a list of them.
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camvid-19@cameronwilson
NEW: This week, the Liberals drew attention for registering albanese.com.au
The parties use domains for everything from sharing their policies to running shadow campaigns against enemies.
So, here's me revealing 1156 domains registered by them.
crikey.com.au/2022/04/08/aus…
April 8, 2022
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • April 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Defence blocks access to advice on location choice for Australia’s nuclear submarines base
Labor demands government reveal how it shortlisted Brisbane, Newcastle and Port Kembla as potential sites for base
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
Voters will be kept in the dark on how Scott Morrison’s government selected three potential bases for Australia’s planned nuclear-powered submarines, after the advice was blocked from release. But a 2011 study on base sites has previously been released theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 9, 2022

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