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Scott Morrison defends move to leave Queensland off emergency declaration as ADF boosts flood recovery efforts

The Prime Minister says he's listening to the Queensland Premier by not including the state in a national emergency declaration, as the man coordinating the ADF's flood response confirms a boost in the number of boots on the ground helping to clean up in two states.

ABC News

Australia nears living with COVID like flu - PM Morrison

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the nation's political leaders want to move to a new phase of living with COVID-19 as though it were the flu, but would consult health experts.

Reuters

Scott Morrison says COVID isolation rules for close contacts are redundant

The Prime Minister says current isolation rules for close contacts are starving businesses and hospitals of staff, and maintaining the status quo heading into the winter virus season would be unsustainable.

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Scott Morrison says Covid close contact isolation rule ‘redundant’, more mobile homes on way to NSW flood victims – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

After the trauma of defeat, it makes sense for Labor to play it safe. But why has it taken so long for Albanese to define himself?

Labor’s current mindset is planning and hoping. But the party needs a gear change to convince voters their leader is the man for the moment

The Guardian - AU

Bridget McKenzie grilled on Today as anger grows at government flood crisis response

The Morrison government's response to the flood crisis in Queensland and NSW has found few fans this week, with some attacks coming from unlikely sources.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Russian oligarchs endure war, sanctions and missing out on Hitler’s car

Meanwhile, in other fake news, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared Australia needs more submarines to make travel easier during the floods.

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Australia bans imports of Russian oil, petroleum, gas and coal – as it happened

Australia follows lead of US and UK with Russia sanctions; ‘We want tradies to come to Queensland,’ premier says. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

National Emergency Declared As Flooding Continues To Ravage Australia

This is the second March in a row where heavy rains have brought flooding to coastal portions of Queensland and New South Wales.

Zenger

Scott Morrison's tone-deaf leadership is the last thing traumatised flood victims need. Here are two ways he can do better

As French statesman Charles de Gaulle once said, when faced with crisis a man of character “falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own”.

The Conversation

Friday essay: How leftist, feminist poet Dame Mary Gilmore became 'Aunt Mary' in the PM's political narrative

Dame Mary Gilmore died at 97 in late 1962, two and a half years before the birth of her great-great nephew, Scott John Morrison.

The Conversation

Mental health a post-flood priority: Hunt

A $31 million mental health package for flood-affected communities will focus on community resilience, psychological therapies and support for children.

AAP

Qld to lure tradies for flood recovery

Interstate tradies are being encouraged to move to Queensland as the flood recovery continues and insurance claims for damaged homes reach $1 billion.

AAP

Penny Wong says diplomatic thaw with China possible if Coalition stops ‘playing politics’

However senator says whether the relationship ultimately becomes more productive is “a question for China”

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Grattan on Friday: We can't know what sort of PM Albanese would be – but not for the reasons the government says

Years ago, Kevin Rudd sold himself as a version of Howard-lite, as he sought to reassure voters he wouldn’t be scary. This week, Anthony Albanese invoked a Labor icon to soothe fears of change.

The New Daily

Defence forces face an uphill battle to realise troop boost

The government plans to oversee the largest expansion of the Defence Force since the Vietnam War, increasing personnel from 60,000 to almost 80,000.

The Guardian - AU

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching dies suddenly in Melbourne aged 52

Federal leader Anthony Albanese says ‘the Labor family is in shock tonight at the tragic news’ that Kitching had died of a suspected heart attack

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mark Maund on improving our resilience to deal with flood crises

Catastrophic floods have devastated large areas of NSW and Queensland. More than 20 people have lost their lives and Scott Morrison moved for the declaration of a national state of emergency in response to this disaster.

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Australia pledges $28 billion to expand defence personnel by a third

Australia will spend about A$38 billion ($28 billion) out to 2040 to expand its active defence personnel by a third to keep the country safe "in an increasingly uncertain global environment", Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.

The Times of India

'Biggest increase in history': Australia to boost defence force by 30%

SYDNEY: Australia will boost its defence forces by some 30 percent by 2040, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday, describing it as the country's largest military build-up in peacetime.

The Conversation

What the "let it rip" COVID strategy has meant for Indigenous and other immune-compromised communities

After a year and a half of lockdowns, border closures, mask-wearing and social distancing, and the vaccine rollout, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shifted to what is essentially a “let it rip” pandemic approach.

ABC News

Flood-ravaged Queensland set to be included in federal government's emergency declaration, despite earlier refusal

Queensland is set to be included in the federal government's state of emergency declaration of the flood disaster, despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's earlier refusal of the offer.

ABC News

Anger as residents in flooded NSW areas not eligible for disaster payments

Thousands of homes in northern NSW have been damaged by flooding, but not all residents will be eligible for extra disaster payments announced by the federal government.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

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AAP

PM outlines largest peacetime ADF boost

An expansion of Australia's defence workforce will mean an increase of more than 18,000 people over the next two decades.

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