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ABC News • Andrew Greene • May 27, 2022 • abc.net.au
Scott Morrison instructed Border Force to reveal election day asylum boat arrival
One of Scott Morrison's final acts as prime minister was to instruct the Australian Border Force to publicise an intercepted boat of asylum seekers on election day, which the Liberal Party then seized upon.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Niki Savva • May 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison’s strategy a political masterstroke or moral failure
Moderate Liberals are furious over Scott Morrison’s transphobic foray. It’s a dangerous gambit: burn their seats to win others.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • May 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Confronted about his inaction on the Brereton reforms, Peter Dutton attempts to shoot the messenger
Defence minister calls Guardian Australia a ‘trashy publication’ instead of answering important questionsRead our latest election briefing and listen to today’s campaign catchup podcastGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Tell you what isn’t trashy: this analysis. If you want to know why ⁦@danielhurstbne⁩ is one of the best reporters in the country, read this forensic piece. Sadly we can’t table this but ⁦@PeterDutton_MP⁩ is very welcome to read #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 5, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • May 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Court issues extraordinary order for Herald, The Age and 60 Minutes to hand over draft story
Nine, the publisher of the Herald and The Age, had the orders stayed pending an appeal but said it was alarmed by the decision.
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ABC News • Megan Mackander • May 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Poise, grace, professionalism: Remembering Caroline Jones
Caroline Jones is remembered as a warm and kind person with a wicked sense of humour, but perhaps her biggest legacy is the strides she made for women in media and television.
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • May 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Sky News host Paul Murray in expletive-laden anti-Labor tirade to audience before Peter Dutton interview
Murray urged crowd to vote for Coalition while mocking Penny Wong, trans people and described a regular guest as ‘blow-up clown doll’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • May 18, 2022 • smh.com.au
Corruption concerns prompt 31 judges to make rare election intervention
A rare alliance of judges has backed the case for a watchdog, warning Australians risk being exposed to the “corrupt exercise of power” if parliament does not act.
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • May 28, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Coalition loss: ‘The transphobe thing was an absolute disaster’
Interviews with more than a dozen senior Liberals show how Scott Morrison’s belief in his own ‘genius’ and self-image as a ‘master strategist’ cost the party government.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • May 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Pity Australia’s voters: awful leaders’ debate cursed by absurd format and incoherent hectoring
All the worst elements of an agonisingly superficial campaign came to a head in a train-wreck brawl hosted by Nine on Sunday
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The Australian • BEN PACKHAM • May 19, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Payne’s Pacific push ‘stymied in cabinet’
Cabinets national security committee rejected a push last year by Foreign Minister Marise Payne for Australia to double its Pacific aid funding to counter rising Chinese influence.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • May 18, 2022 • smh.com.au
Political tribunal appointee in hot water over Frydenberg election sign
An Administrative Appeals Tribunal deputy president has a large Josh Frydenberg poster outside her home, despite the code of conduct requiring members to act impartially in their private conduct.
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ABC News • Linton Besser, Ali Russell, Lucy Carter, Patrick Begley, Laura Gartry • May 2, 2022 • abc.net.au
How a politically connected company earned more than $1 billion from the pandemic
Private healthcare company Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts, despite having no experience in large-scale procurement, a Four Corners investigation reveals.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton, Lisa Cox • May 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Devastating’: 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022
Report reveals extent of sixth mass bleaching event with worst-affected reefs between Cape Tribulation and Whitsundays
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching map from last summer belatedly released last night. 91% of reefs surveyed had some bleaching. Most severe/extreme in the central region.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
May 11, 2022
POLITICO • May 3, 2022 • politico.com
Exclusive: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court.
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ABC News • Stephen Hutcheon • May 12, 2022 • abc.net.au
This simple act of political skulduggery has been refined into an art form. So why is no one calling it out?
Inside the Canberra bubble, "drops" are a well-known media management tactic used by politicians of all stripes — more often by the government of the day and especially in the run-up to an election.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • May 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Mark Dreyfus flags Bernard Collaery case as priority if appointed attorney general
Labor MP says he would ‘seek an early briefing’ on prosecution of Collaery after criticising commonwealth’s handling
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • May 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
ICAC commissioner slams kangaroo court claims as ‘deeply offensive’
One of the commissioners of NSW’s corruption watchdog has slammed critics, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, for labelling the institution a kangaroo court.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • May 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Why the Morrison government does not deserve another term
The Herald shares Australia’s despondency – particularly at the lack of policy ambition from both sides.
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The Age • The Age's View • May 20, 2022 • theage.com.au
For integrity’s sake, Australia needs a change of government
Labor’s agenda may be modest, but it is hard to discern a serious Coalition platform despite its nine years in power.
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ABC News • Laura Tingle • May 22, 2022 • abc.net.au
This win for Albanese is the most transformative election result you can imagine
It is the end of the Morrison government in an election which — while it might not have resulted in a landslide for Labor — has seen the conservative party decimated and shattered, writes Laura Tingle.
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