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The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

Morrison decries ‘arc of autocracy’ reshaping world as he pledges to build nuclear submarine base

Prime minister to say Australia faces its ‘most difficult and dangerous security environment in 80 years’

The Guardian - AU

Climate Council says too many leaders are silent on global heating’s role in ‘megafloods’

Organisation urges all political parties to outline concrete steps on how to prepare for inevitable climate-fuelled disasters

The Guardian - AU

PM says no nuclear submarine decision before election, as new subs base planned for Australia's east coast

The Prime Minister says the federal government will not decide on whether the US or UK will supply nuclear submarines before the federal election, after critics claimed the program was being rushed to suit a re-election campaign.

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No submarine decision before election: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there will be no decision on nuclear propelled submarines ahead of the federal election due in May.

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Morrison to announce new submarine base will be built on Australia's east coast

Scott Morrison on Monday will unveil a plan for a new submarine base to be built on the east coast to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.

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‘We will not be silent’: prominent women press Morrison government for violence and harassment reform

Group including Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins launch campaign calling for safeguards for women at work and measures to address gender gap

The Guardian - AU

Dutton dials back language on Australia defending Taiwan in a potential war with China

Defence minister hopes international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompts China to reassess cost of action

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Federal election 2022: Labor sets sights on marginal WA seats of Pearce and Swan as independent interest grows

The Liberal Party in WA faces a host of challenges at the forthcoming federal election to retain the 10 seats it currently holds, as the ABC hits the hustings to find out what voters want.

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More warnings in place for NSW as severe storms strike Queensland – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The Great Southern Stand At The MCG Will Be Renamed The S.K. Warne Stand In Honour Of Warnie

His family has also been offered a state funeral.

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Queensland records 11th flood death; Australia reports 48 Covid deaths – as it happened

Queensland announces financial support of $558.5m for flood-hit communities as insurance claims estimated to hit $1bn. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Kelly’s heroes: can the UAP’s politics of anger derail the Australian election?

The number of people finding resonance with the ‘freedom’ message of Clive Palmer’s United Australia party cannot be ignored

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison has a lot to say about democratic values. Here’s how he could actually enact them

‘Standing up for liberal democracy’ isn’t a soundbite, it’s a calling. It’s also an objective test a prime minister either passes or fails

The Guardian - AU

Alan Tudge will not return to education post

Alan Tudge will not return to his post as education minister, although an independent inquiry concluded there was “insufficient evidence” to find he bullied or harassed a former staffer.

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Australian minister cleared of abuse allegations by inquiry

An Australian government minister will step down from cabinet after an inquiry into abuse allegations against him by a staffer cleared him of misconduct, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

Russian attack on Ukraine nuclear plant shows ‘recklessness and dangers of Putin’s war’, Australia says

‘The world condemns that behaviour and Australia strongly so,’ foreign minister Marise Payne says

The Guardian - AU

Labor calls on disaster relief boss to resign for criticising flood victims who want ‘to live among the gum trees’

Shane Stone doubled down on the comments on Friday, saying he had started a conversation about not rebuilding in disaster-prone areas

The Guardian - AU

Federal intervention in NSW Liberal party secures future of Coalition ministers and sitting MP

Compromise saves ministers for Scott Morrison but leaves most contentious preselections for NSW division to sort out before end of March

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WA able to withstand COVID surge: Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Western Australia's health system is adequately prepared for COVID after its hard border reopened.

The Guardian - AU

Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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Cost of Scott Morrison’s car park backdowns tops $100 million

The government has now dumped more than $100 million from a national car park scheme already marred by allegations of mismanagement.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Morrison's COVID bout a reminder the virus could disrupt election campaign

If Scott Morrison had contracted COVID two months ago, it would have been a big story. Instead, when the PM fell victim this week, it was also-ran news.

Reuters

India says Quad meeting with Biden, others on Thursday

Quad leaders U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday, New Delhi said.

The Conversation

Scott Morrison has COVID. It's a big deal but not how you think

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s COVID diagnosis has barely registered a blip in the media.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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