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Australian Defence Force to be sent into aged care facilities to ease staffing pressures

As the aged care sector battles a deadly Omicron wave and severe staff shortages, the government says it will send up to 1,7000 Defence Force personnel to help.

ABC News

International COVID-19 border closures to end, full reopening by February 21

Almost two years after the government closed Australia to the world, the international border is set to reopen to those who are fully vaccinated.

ABC News

Scott Morrison hints federal Icac could still be legislated before next election

PM’s comments come after the attorney general indicated the government would not have time to fulfil the election promise

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Dutton Says He Didn’t Call PM A ‘Complete Psycho’ In Leaked Text & Honestly MAFS Has Less Drama

Is it me? Am I the drama? I don't think I'm the drama...

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Coalition has time for integrity bill: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated the federal government still has time to bring on its integrity bill before the federal election due by May.

AAP

Nationals MPs downplay leadership challenge to Barnaby Joyce after leaked texts

The Nationals party room plans to have a "candid" conversation with Barnaby Joyce today over leaked texts in which he called the Prime Minister a liar, but MPs have downplayed a leadership challenge.

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ADF to support aged care sector as 46 Covid deaths nationally – as it happened

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Joyce apologises to MPs over PM texts

As federal parliament starts a new year, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has apologised to his party room over text messages critical of Scott Morrison.

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As parliament returns for 2022, the religious discrimination bill is still an unholy mess

The religious discrimination bill is due to be debated in parliament this week. This has been a long time coming – Prime Minister Scott Morrison first promised a religious discrimination bill before the last federal election, more than three years ago.

The Conversation

Parliament returns amid texting scandals

Federal parliament returns for the first time this year with Scott Morrison being forced to bat away concerns about his character.

AAP

Rapid Covid tests to be tax deductible but Frydenberg says pandemic supports must end

Josh Frydenberg tries to shift the narrative to economics as Labor calls government ‘smoking ruin of division’

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton savages Bob Carr claim on ‘complete psycho’ text

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has rejected claims made by former NSW premier Bob Carr he leaked text messages referring to the PM as a “complete psycho”.

The New Daily

‘Reputation for telling lies’: Leaked Barnaby Joyce texts hit Scott Morrison where it hurts

Barnaby Joyce was not the first to call Scott Morrison a liar. Labor’s years-long effort to paint the PM as someone uneasy with the truth has stuck.

The New Daily

Prime Minister Scott Morrison signals reopening borders to tourists 'not far away'

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate the matter this week.

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Scott Morrison plays down Barnaby Joyce's text message calling him a liar

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he has forgiven Barnaby Joyce for describing him as a liar last year, insisting he does not care what people say about him in text messages.

The Guardian - AU

‘Politics is a brutal business’: Morrison says he forgives Joyce for leaked text message

Prime minister says everyone has ‘human frailties’ after deputy called him a ‘hypocrite and a liar’ in text

The Guardian - AU

Qld says using ADF to evacuate aged care facilities ‘a last resort’ – as it happened

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The day the COVID 'bomb' exploded in Canberra's nursing homes

Warrigal's three aged care homes in the Canberra region had avoided COVID-19 for almost two years. That changed on New Year's Day.

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PM says he couldn't care less about texts

Scott Morrison says he doesn't care about the leak of text messages about him saying he remains focused on leading the country out of the pandemic.

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PM keen to get international borders open

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to get international borders open as soon as possible but without impacting Australia's hospital system.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce's text puts another grenade under Scott Morrison

Barnaby Joyce’s leaked text calling Scott Morrison a hypocrite and a liar would be damaging in any circumstances, but it’s doubly so because it feeds into the already well-fertilised narrative about the prime minister’s character.

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Barnaby Joyce Offered To Resign After Calling Scott Morrison A ‘Hypocrite’ & ‘Liar’ Via Text

Awkward turtle.

The Conversation

Morrison rejects Joyce's offer to resign over calling the PM 'hypocrite' and 'liar'

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce this week offered his resignation to Scott Morrison over an explosive text in which he called the prime minister “a hypocrite and a liar”.

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce pulls out of ABC’s Insiders as Labor says role as deputy PM ‘untenable’

Deputy PM replaced by Karen Andrews on Insiders as Labor leader says text calling Scott Morrison a liar not ‘just a flippant remark’

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce offered to resign as deputy prime minister over text message calling Scott Morrison a 'hypocrite and a liar'

Barnaby Joyce says he offered his resignation as deputy prime minister after an explosive text message he wrote last year — calling Prime Minister Scott Morrison a "hypocrite and a liar" — was exposed.

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