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The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • April 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison says he has ‘honoured his proposal’ for a federal ICAC. He is wrong
The prime minister committed himself to introducing a proposal to parliament and fighting to have it passed. He has not. It is a broken promise.
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Bevan Shields@BevanShields
Herald editorial: Scott Morrison's attack on the NSW ICAC today was nothing short of hysterical and his approach to such a crucial issue raises serious questions about the Prime Minister's understanding of transparency and honesty in government smh.com.au/politics/feder…
April 14, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison effectively ditches his promise to establish a federal anti-corruption commission
Prime minister says if Coalition wins election he would only introduce legislation if Labor agreed in advance to back heavily criticised model
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • April 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW Liberal candidate described campaign supporting LGBT youth as ‘grooming tactic’ used by ‘gender extremists’
On a now-deleted website, Katherine Deves criticised NSW police for endorsing Wear it Purple Day and makes a series of inflammatory posts about trans people
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • April 15, 2022 • news.com.au
War erupts over anti-transgender candidate
The Liberal Party is at war over Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves with the state’s Treasurer declaring there is no “place in a mainstream political party for bigotry.”
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Matt Kean MP@Matt_KeanMP
There is no place in a mainstream political party for bigotry. Coming out as Trans would be hugely challenging, especially for kids, and political leaders should be condemning the persecution of people based on their gender, not participating in it. news.com.au/national/feder…
April 15, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Michael Read • April 14, 2022 • afr.com
I’m travelling with Scott Morrison and we haven’t met a real voter yet
For the media, the experience is like being on a chaotic school excursion.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Matt Canavan billed taxpayers for trip with family to Brisbane, where he spoke at CPAC dinner
Conservative Political Action Conference promised to donate part of dinner’s proceeds to Canavan, who says there is no record of a donation and trip was legitimate parliamentary business
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Christopher Knaus@knausc
LNP senator Matt Canavan billed taxpayers thousands of dollars to fly with his family for a three-night trip to Brisbane, during which he headlined Xmas drinks for a controversial conservative group that planned to donate him part of the night’s proceeds theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 12, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Taxpayers fund $55.6 billion in federal grants over less than four years
The findings will fuel an election row over calls for a national integrity commission, which Labor has pledged to establish if it wins government.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
With this much cash flowing out the door, who thinks an integrity commission is an optional extra?
Our page one story today:
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April 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Julia Baird • April 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Our children need climate action not culture wars
In the seat of Warringah, there is a peculiar pall of frustration in the air. But it’s got nothing to do with transgender issues.
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💥Dr💥 Julia Baird@bairdjulia
If we want to protect our kids, let's talk about climate, not vilify young trans people. My @smh column.
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April 16, 2022
ABC News • Mark Willacy, Josh Robertson, Stephanie March, Kyle Taylor, Laura Gartry, Jack Fisher • April 11, 2022 • abc.net.au
'They tortured us': A teenager taken by Australian soldiers thought he was going to die
During the widely celebrated mission in East Timor, Australian soldiers detained and abused 14 men and boys in a secret interrogation facility. Years later, the detainees are still haunted.
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Mark Willacy@markwillacy
The secret interrogation centre. The allegations of torture against Australian soldiers. @4corners has tracked down the Timorese men & boys who were there abc.net.au/news/2022-04-1…
April 11, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
Moderate Liberals face independent integrity campaigners after PM abandons pledge
Independents in key Liberal seats are pushing on with campaigns on a national integrity commission after Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to commit to setting one up.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
“A memory blank is one thing but a policy blank on an integrity commission is much worse for democracy in Australia.”
— Former NSW Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy, QC, the chair of the Centre for Public Integrity.
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April 15, 2022
The Canberra Times • Gerard Cockburn, Dan Jervis-Bardy • April 13, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Business used to promote PM's job-creation agenda set to cut jobs
The factory which Scott Morrison toured to spruik the Coalition's job-creation agenda is poised to shed workers
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • April 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
Rachelle Miller challenges Scott Morrison to release details of settlement following workplace bullying claims
Lawyers for Miller say the former Coalition staffer wishes to remove ‘any impediment’ preventing the PM giving a ‘full and truthful account’ of her case
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
update: after Miller said she wants Govt to give a "full and truthful account", here's responses we got so far:
- Morrison referred to finance dept
- Cash says she has no info
- Tudge: no reply
- finance dept: no reply
- Birmingham says he has no info
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April 14, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW Liberal senator billed taxpayers for travel allowance on day of Melbourne Cup marquee event
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority accepted Hollie Hughes’s explanation that event was justified ‘parliamentary business’ as invitation was from alcohol company with employees in her home state
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • April 16, 2022 • news.com.au
PM hit by new insane Liberal leak
Scott Morrison is under intense pressure to dump a Liberal candidate who says transgender teenagers are being “surgically mutilated” with a new leaked email revealing the civil war inside the party.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Exclusive: PM hit by new leaked email as civil war erupts over Liberal candidate Katherine Deves. NSW Treasurer Matt Kean is urging Pm to dump her | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site news.com.au/national/feder…
April 16, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia now remembers Scott Morrison can campaign. But will voters forget the past three years?
The devastatingly effective Campaign Morrison was on show this week, as Anthony Albanese fluffed his first pop quiz
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Some of our very best political campaigners have been ordinary prime ministers. Given this trend is consequential, it feels like something we should look at (rather than be passive as message discipline trumps substance). Here’s my column #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 16, 2022
Meanjin • Meanjin Editor • April 14, 2022 • meanjin.com.au
Election Coverage in the Passive Voice
Let’s start with something positive, to remind ourselves that a better world of political reporting is possible. On Monday evening, the first Monday of the election, Laura Tingle took to the airwaves of the ABC’s 730 program and delivered a package that showed journalism can be about context across a full term of government and not just gotchas within the artificially constructed limitations of an election campaign grab.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin, Daniel Hurst • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Barnaby Joyce wrongly claims $1.5bn funding for second Darwin port has already been legislated
Bill that includes Northern Territory infrastructure funding did not pass before parliament was dissolved
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • April 12, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s pick apologises for trans slurs
Scott Morrison’s ‘captain’s pick’ for the seat of Warringah, Katherine Deves, has apologised for describing trans kids as “surgically mutilated and sterilised”.
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ABC News • Elizabeth Wright, Celina Edmonds • April 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
Greg's been getting paid $2.50 an hour for two years. At his workplace, it’s legal
The disability royal commission is examining the experiences of people who have worked in Australian disability enterprises, as advocates raise concerns about low wages.
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Peter Taggart@petertaggart
Someone with an intellectual disability working for as low as $2.50 an hour is disgusting, exploitive and unacceptable. Maybe they could talk about this on the campaign trail instead of spending a third day on the unemployment figure. abc.net.au/news/2022-04-1…
April 13, 2022
The Guardian • Michael McGowan • April 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW Liberal candidate likens anti-trans activism to opposing the Holocaust
Katherine Deves apologises for comparing stance on trans rights to being part of ‘French resistance’
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