The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

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 Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2022

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.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

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

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2022

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.

AAP · Mar 9, 2022

‘It’s really insulting’: NSW flood victims excluded from extra disaster payments lash out at Coalition

Residents in Ballina, Byron and Tweed council areas will miss out on two additional $1,000 payments when they need cash most

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2022

In a disaster zone on the frontline of the climate crisis, the PM resorts to self-serving pontification

Scott Morrison brings his signature crisis characteristics – passivity and blame-shifting – to Lismore

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2022

PM to make national disaster declaration

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will seek a national emergency declaration covering Queensland and NSW following talks with the premiers.

AAP · Mar 9, 2022

Government announces long term boost to Australia's defence numbers

In his second big defence announcement in under a week, Scott Morrison on Thursday will outline plans for a major expansion of Australia’s defence workforce to more than 101,000 by 2040.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2022

View from The Hill: Scott Morrison struggles to manage the messaging as he visits flood devastation

Barnaby Joyce, in his usual blunt fashion, told a TV interviewer on Wednesday morning Scott Morrison would get a bad reception when he visited Lismore.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2022