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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 • 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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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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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • May 12, 2022 • news.com.au
‘Unhinged’: PM’s hypocrisy on wage hike
Scott Morrison has been slammed as “desperate and unhinged” for opposing a $1-an-hour wage rise for the nation’s lowest paid workers, given that he earns more than $10,000 a week.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
PM slams “loose unit” Labor on $1 an hour pay rise as it’s revealed his own salary has soared from $140,000 to $550,000 in a decade. Politicians pay has jumped 30 per cent in same period news.com.au/national/feder…
May 12, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • May 12, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s lie exposed in 22-page letter
Education Minister Alan Tudge is named multiple times in legal correspondence exchanged between lawyers acting for his former press secretary Rachelle Miller and the Department of Finance in relation to a secret $500,000 settlement.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
EXCLUSIVE Education Minister Alan Tudge is named in legal negotiations surrounding $500,000 payout - despite the PM's claims he would have been alerted if a cabinet minister was mentioned. Attorney-General Michaelia Cash is also named. news.com.au/national/polit… via @newscomauHQ
May 12, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler, Paul Karp • May 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Paul Fletcher used PCYC’s endorsement ‘without permission’ on election flyers, youth charity claims
Flier quotes president of PCYC NSW’s Hornsby branch describing communications minister as ‘friendly and professional’
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
The list of charities and eminent Australians who have withdrawn or clarified "endorsements" taken out of context to fluff up Liberal candidates is LONG!
A thread!
This has happened with:
* PCYC & Paul Fletcher
* Brisbane Archdiocese & Julian Simmonds
theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 12, 2022
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • May 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Had better days’: Alan Tudge’s single exchange with education department since standing down
Confusion has surrounded post of education minister since PM insisted Tudge was still in cabinet, despite standing aside
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
New:
Given the unorthodox ministerial arrangements involving Alan Tudge, @GuardianAus used FOI laws to try to found out the extent of contact between him and senior officials in his dept since standing aside in December. Here's what we found: theguardian.com/australia-news… #ausvotes
May 12, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • May 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
The PM previously said Albanese had no power to do anything about wages – now he’s arguing the Labor leader wants to do too much
Scott Morrison is advocating for a real wage cut to make a political point. Perhaps that’s why Seven’s undecided voters gave the final debate to the Labor leader
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the Guardian • https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tory-shepherd,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/amy-remeikis,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/daniel-hurst,h… • May 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Former high commissioner attempts to confront PM on campaign trail – as it happened
This blog is now closed
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
PMO, unsurprisingly, missed the deadline to provide decisions on FOIs for the Barnaby Joyce drought envoy texts, and Angus Taylor City of Sydney doctored documents.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 12, 2022
The Times • Rick Broadbent • May 12, 2022 • thetimes.co.uk
‘We’ve all made mistakes’ – Greg Norman’s gaffe over killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Greg Norman attempted to brush off questions about the murder of the dissident Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi by saying “we’ve all made mistakes”. The
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Martyn Ziegler@martynziegler
Astonishing comment by Greg Norman about Jamal Khashoggi murder by the Saudis: "We've all made mistakes and you just want to learn from those mistakes and how you can correct them going forward." Story by @ricktimes : thetimes.co.uk/article/weve-a…
May 12, 2022
The Age • Melissa Cunningham • May 12, 2022 • theage.com.au
‘A dire situation that is unprecedented’: Senior Alfred doctor quits, warning of mass burnout
Professor John Wilson has walked away from Melbourne’s major trauma centre after 30 years, citing untenable and deteriorating conditions in Victoria’s health system.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol, Lucy Cormack • May 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Abbott begs Liberals to ‘get behind’ Deves as volunteers abandon campaign
“Whatever faults we might see in the selection process, we’ve got to do this,” the former prime minister told party members.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Warren Hogan • May 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australia must avoid entrenching a US-style ‘working poor’
Unlike the United States, we have avoided the formation of an underclass of working poor. Not only will a 5 per cent rise to the minimum wage avoid this, it will boost the economy.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • May 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Former Solomon Islands high commissioner ‘manhandled’ by Morrison’s security
Trevor Sofield was at a cafe with his wife in Tasmania when he tried to talk to the prime minister about the government’s mishandling of the Solomons.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Toby Crockford • May 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
James Ashby loses $4.5m court appeal involving former boss Peter Slipper
Ashby is now Pauline Hanson’s chief-of-staff, but worked previously as media adviser for former parliamentary speaker Slipper.
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • May 12, 2022 • crikey.com.au
The class war is back, and Morrison and the media are waging it
The lowest paid in our society are out of sight and out of mind, and the well-off want to keep them there.
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
There's a class war going on in this election -- the most powerful in the country, including the media, against the lowest-paid, most invisible workers in our economy. And the stakes are high.
crikey.com.au/2022/05/12/cla…
May 12, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • May 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘You can achieve anything in this country’: Albanese on his Italian roots and modern Australia
The Labor leader has spoken for the first time about what it would mean to him to be the country’s first Italian-Australian prime minister.
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Sumeyya Ilanbey@sumeyyailanbey
If Labor is elected next week, the federal Parliament will have its first Muslim cabinet minister in Ed Husic, @jamesmassola writes. twitter.com/sumeyyailanbey…
May 12, 2022
ABC News • Michael Slezak • May 12, 2022 • abc.net.au
Sarah was allegedly spied on by a government agency. Now it's under investigation
Victoria's Information Commissioner is investigating whether VicForests breached the state's Privacy and Data Protection Act when it allegedly hired a private investigator to spy on activist Sarah Rees about 10 years ago.
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Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak
VicForests under investigation for potential Privacy Act breach over allegations it spied on activist @sarahrees abc.net.au/news/2022-05-1…
May 12, 2022
The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • May 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
A new dynamic in Goldstein: teal turbulence sweeps wealthy Melbourne seat
Small-l liberal voters in the inner-city electorate have seized on Zoe Daniel’s candidacy, while Tim Wilson battles his leader’s unpopularity
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Australian Financial Review • David Marin-Guzman • May 12, 2022 • afr.com
‘Disgrace’: Pub chain avoided penalty rates for 22 years
One of Queensland largest hospitality companies has had an “unconscionable” workplace deal axed after it allowed it to not pay staff any penalty rates.
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David Marin-Guzman@dmaguz
The worst 'zombie' agreement case I've come across in 13 years reporting on IR. A truly scathing ruling against major Queensland hospitality group Mantle. Workers missed out on weekend, night, overtime or public holiday penalty rates for 22 years. afr.com/work-and-caree…
May 12, 2022

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