The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

Michaelia Cash accuses Labor of ‘weaponising’ Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation

Shadow attorney general says Katy Gallagher has questions to answer about her knowledge of the claim before it became public

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2023

Allegations of abuse at centre accused of ‘extreme religious practices’ raised in WA before Coalition’s $4m grant

Exclusive: State officials heard claims about Esther Foundation in 2018 before Scott Morrison announced funding in 2019, inquiry told

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2023

Katy Gallagher denies misleading parliament over knowledge of Brittany Higgins rape allegation

Finance minister says she was in contact with David Sharaz but did not know the full allegations or decide ‘to weaponise’ them

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2023

National audit office releases scathing report of Morrison-government health funding program

A review into a Morrison-government-era grant funding program finds only two of 171 projects attached to the program were "highly suitable" and almost half were based in marginal electorates.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Cassius the crocodile hits the 120-year milestone on his Green Island home

The giant animal's birthday will be celebrated at its home on Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

The Ferguson Report: China’s crackdown on crack-ups is Sino the times

China's cancellations include foreign speakers, stand-ups and, thankfully, modern jazz.

The New Daily · Jun 2, 2023

How Boris blundered into £10bn Australia trade deal concession scrawled on paper outside loo

‘Your boss has conceded the whole kingdom’, Australian negotiator said to have told Liz Truss

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

It's time to end Western Australia's $4 billion-per-year GST bonus

The Morrison government’s decision to give a special deal to Western Australia for the distribution of the income from the goods and service tax is one of the worst public policy decisions made in Australia in the past two decades.

The Conversation · May 31, 2023

A sustainable Australia depends on what happens in our cities – that's why we need a national urban policy

Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Scott Morrison at best presided over a…

The Conversation · May 31, 2023

A new trade deal delivers cheaper Australian beef and British sweets – but does little to avert dangerous global warming

A free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom begins on Wednesday. When it was announced in 2021, then-prime ministers Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison cheerily exchanged packets of chocolate biscuits. Meanwhile, one British newspaper celebrated the prospect of cheaper steaks.

The Conversation · May 30, 2023