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Former PM Morrison calls for one China policy shake-up

The surging stranglehold on freedom under President Xi Jinping is threatening the longstanding one China policy, former prime minister Scott Morrison says.

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Scott Morrison: Taiwan on my mind

The former PM has taken to the stage in Taiwan’s capital Taipei to suggest a modernised One China policy, and WA’s Health Department has paid $187,000 to get rid of its leftover COVID hand sanitiser.

Crikey

Former PMs pour cold water on claims Anthony Pratt told them Trump’s US submarine secrets

A US news report claimed Donald Trump discussed secret US naval capabilities with the billionaire Australian businessman

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Why has China released detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei?

The arrival of Cheng Lei back in Melbourne today is clearly a moment of celebration for the Chinese Australian journalist and her family from whom she has been separated for over three years.

The Conversation

'Safe and valuable' industry bids to allay gas fears

There is simply no reason NSW should go it alone and should ban offshore gas exploration and production, a key player has told MPs amid environmental worry.

AAP

Keeping up with the Pratts: Billionaire’s influence goes far beyond Trump

Billionaire Anthony Pratt and his family have long been at the epicentre of business and politics in Australia — but their influence doesn’t stop there.

Crikey

Prattletale: A potted history of Trump confidante and cardboard king Anthony Pratt

Anthony Pratt has a history of… well, when it’s a billionaire, the business media call it ‘eccentricity’.

Crikey

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Afternoon Update: ABC urged not to hand footage to WA police; Elon Musk investigated; and can a dying marriage be saved?

Western Australia police have applied to obtain ABC footage of climate protestors in a move opposed by journalists and the union

The Guardian - AU

Aussie billionaire reportedly told nuclear sub secrets

Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt was allegedly told potentially classified information about nuclear submarines by former US president Donald Trump.

AAP

Trump allegedly shared potentially sensitive information about US nuclear subs with Australian billionaire

Anthony Pratt, a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, allegedly shared submarine details with former Australian PMs and journalists, according to media reports

The Guardian - US

Which bloke is going to replace Marise Payne?

Crikey runs a pencil over the exclusively male names of those vying to replace the former minister for women.

Crikey

Albanese joins list of Australian PM sporting fails

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was looking for the earth to swallow him up after dropping an easy catch in a charity cricket game on Wednesday.

AAP

The Voice promises more efficient government, but try telling the No camp that

Why don’t conservative No supporters want a less powerful, more efficient government? Because that’s not what government is about for them anymore.

Crikey

Why do I suddenly owe tax this year? It could be because the Low and Middle Income Tax offset is gone, forever

Why do I suddenly owe tax this year?

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The Guardian - AU

‘What if there was a war?’ Chinese Australians wear the scars after bitter years of hostile rhetoric

Hawkish messaging in Australia in response to China’s foreign policy has left Chinese Australians bruised – and increasingly volatile in their local politics

The Guardian - AU

Why is Labor’s bill on combatting disinformation so controversial?

Coalition is ringing alarm bells about legislation, despite it containing many Morrison-era proposals. But they’re not alone in their concerns

The Guardian - AU

Our leaders are burning out while polarisation splits the nation and erodes trust in politics

After the voice referendum on 14 October, an act of leadership will be needed to knit the country back together

Crikey

From Pezzullo to PwC, people really like failing their own very public standards

It has been an incredible week for the glorious political art of doing the exact things one has loudly condemned in the past.

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Chinese ambassador says Australian lawmakers who visit Taiwan are being utilized by separatists

China’s ambassador to Australia has criticized Australian politicians who visit Taiwan, saying they are being utilized by separatists on the self-governing island

Crikey

Just how bad is Dan Andrews’ financial legacy?

As the Victorian premier hangs up his hat, he leaves a state with blistering debt, project cost blowouts, and a lack of transparency.

Crikey

Government spin on Modi was already questionable. Now for an awkwardly timed book launch

PM Anthony Albanese seems resistant to the suggestion that the view from halfway up the Indian PM’s arse is far less scenic than advertised.

The Canberra Times

'Player' Mike Pezzullo undone by power play

His addiction to texting is certainly bipartisan.

Crikey

Pezzullo’s mate Scott Briggs is a man with fingers in many, many pies

Just who is Briggs, the powerbroker and ‘shrewd operator’ who was a long-time confidant of the country’s leaders?

Crikey

How do Pezzullo’s texts stack up against the public service code of conduct?

Unless the leaked messages from the country’s most powerful mandarin are the fraud of the century, he’s a goner.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: 'Player' Mike Pezzullo undone by power play

Mike Pezzullo, one of Canberra’s most powerful and certainly most controversial public servants, cannot survive the revelation of the trove of text messages showing him blatantly inserting himself into the political process.

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