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The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ten glaring inconsistencies in Scott Morrison’s bamboozling press conference
While attempting to explain why he appointed himself to five ministries in secret, the former PM raised more questions than answers
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
The cognitive dissonance of Scott Morrison’s defence is mind-boggling
He wants us to believe his portfolio pilfering was perfectly rational – but at the same time he admits colleagues couldn’t be told because they’d be shocked
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
Secret ministry power grab "kind of like finding out you’re the victim of identity theft, but they haven’t used the credit card yet" - more gold from @msmarto theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 17, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • August 17, 2022 • news.com.au
‘Stinks’: Stunning twist in ScoMo’s deceit
Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to Christian Porter’s ministerial portfolio without his consent after the former Attorney-General taught him how to do it.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • August 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Morrison liked to think he was unchained from orthodoxy – but was he actually unhinged from reality?
The revelation the former PM had five secret portfolios demonstrates his contempt for colleagues and the longstanding conventions that underpin Australia’s democracy
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison appeared confused by all the fuss over his secret ministries, and offered confusion in response
The former PM explained the circumstances in which he appointed himself into five portfolios with contempt and parable
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Michael McGowan@mmcgowan
went to a weird presser theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 17, 2022
The Guardian • Stephanie Kirchgaessner • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter
Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University student, was charged with following and retweeting dissidents and activists
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Eastern Australia faces wet weather and flooding with 70% chance of third consecutive La Niña
Bureau of Meteorology forecasts heavy rain in spring driven by negative Indian Ocean Dipole and warm waters in the north
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Morrison government failed to provide priority for at-risk groups in vaccine rollout, report says
National audit report on vaccine rollout found planning ‘was not timely’ and distribution to priority populations had not ‘met targets’
The Guardian • Josh Butler • August 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison’s ministerial meshuffle: why did he do it, what was happening and where to now?
Who else knew? What powers did Morrison exercise in the portfolios? And did he break any laws?
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The Age • Paul Sakkal • August 17, 2022 • theage.com.au
Matthew Guy says Coalition will shelve ‘dreamt up’ Suburban Rail Loop
The opposition leader pledged to pause the planned rail line from Cheltenham to Box Hill if he wins November’s election, so he can focus spending on the state’s health system.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke • August 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Unusual, unorthodox and strange’: Tony Abbott’s verdict on Morrison’s ministries
Abbott, despite acknowledging Scott Morrison strayed from convention, was reluctant to condemn the taking over of ministries without telling some of those in charge.
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Latika M Bourke@latikambourke
Tony Abbott says @ScottMorrisonMP's secret ministerial takeovers were 'unusual, unorthodox and strange' but backed the Queen's representative David Hurley.
But the Monarchist League says the Governor-General's position is untenable.
✍️ from me in @smh
latika.me/AbbottonMorris…
August 17, 2022
ABC News • Inga Ting, Katia Shatoba, Alex Palmer, Thomas Brettell, Bronwyn Herbert • August 17, 2022 • abc.net.au
Insurance costs are set to soar for thousands of Australians. These are the areas facing the biggest hikes
One million households in Australia already face "extreme" levels of insurance stress, new research warns. Exclusive new data reveals how every council area ranks.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp, Michael McGowan • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Push for parliament’s privileges committee to probe Scott Morrison over ministerial appointments
Greens senator David Shoebridge and independent MP Sophie Scamps among those calling for investigation of former PM
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Craig Foster@Craig_Foster
No one who so misled the Australian people should hold any position in Parliament.
Completely untenable. theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 17, 2022
The Australia Institute • Greg Jericho • August 17, 2022 • australiainstitute.org.au
Australian's have lost a decade of real wages growth
The latest wage price index figures show real wages are now back to where they were a decade ago.
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
At the @TheAusInstitute we have started an "Off the Charts" page which will feature a graph that tells a quick, intersting story.
The post today is on wages
australiainstitute.org.au/post/real-wage…
August 17, 2022
The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW government to create a new reconstruction authority in response to flood report
New body will lead housing recovery, as recommended in a long-awaited report to be released Wednesday
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • August 17, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Money laundering and corrupt cash in real estate – another item for Labor
There is a lot on Labor’s agenda for fixing, but a place needs to be found ending real estate being used for money laundering and investing corrupt cash.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Wallace • August 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
We need a royal commission to shed light on ‘shadow government’
There is more to Scott Morrison’s secret ministries than mere “weirdness”. This goes to the heart of proper governance in Australia.
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Chris Wallace😷@c_s_wallace
‘A sketchy character has been exposed and moved to the weird margins of Australian political history.’
Me on #SecretScott’s private portfolio hoarding. #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 17, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jenna Price • August 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Nitpicking over research grants is blunting our creativity
New education minister Jason Clare will make it clear to the Australian Research Council he wants grants rounds delivered on time, to a pre-determined timeframe. That will make a glorious change from the current fiasco.
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Dr Jenna Price@JennaPrice
The Coalition destroyed higher education and left behind landmines for the current government. I hate to add to the list of things the government must do but what's happening with research funding now places our nation at serious risk. #highereducation smh.com.au/national/nitpi…
August 16, 2022
The Guardian • Sarah Martin • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison registers private company and appoints himself director
In early August the former prime minister registered Triginta, ‘30’ in Latin, a private company whose sole shareholder was himself
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • August 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger
University of Melbourne partners with US biotech company to plan genetic restoration of the thylacine
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