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Laws to stop secret ministries ignite referendum debate

A head of state appointed by the Australian people would be obliged to stop secret ministerial appointments, the assistant minister for the republic says.

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Michael Pascoe: Not being Scott Morrison isn’t enough in a crisis

Not being Scott Morrison was enough to make Anthony Albanese Prime Minister. It is not enough to handle the three immediate crises.

The New Daily

Albanese keeps debate in check, but two ALP heavyweights deliver brutal AUKUS verdicts

It seems increasingly likely Mr Albanese may not be able to avoid a public debate about AUKUS and major change to national defence policy.

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Labor is odds-on for a narrow victory in NSW election, but it is far from a sure bet

A gambler would probably feel the odds favour a Labor win at the upcoming New South Wales election. But, as Scott Morrison proved in 2019, underdog status is prized in politics. Favouritism brings its own challenges, especially when the game takes an unanticipated twist. In this setting, the wide path…

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The Aukus deal is a crime against the world’s climate future. It didn’t have to be like this

By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics

The Guardian - AU

Michael Pascoe: Hurt feelings overwhelm media’s ability to weigh Paul Keating’s substance

Paul Keating opened the door to the unexamined question of how we arrived at this point, both nationally and within the Labor Party.

The New Daily

Morrison’s legacy lives on as second secret MP named

The story of Scott Morrison’s secret assumption of the powers to run much of the Australian government continues to surprise.

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Morrison ally secretly set up to oversee home affairs

Assistant minister Ben Morton was sworn in to administer the Department of Home Affairs in 2021 without the appointment being publicly disclosed.

The New Daily

Ex-Morrison minister stunned by second portfolio post

Former home affairs minister Karen Andrews says she was kept in the dark about another minister being sworn in to administer her department.

AAP

Myer to close flagship Brisbane store – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka tells Anthony Albanese he backs AUKUS deal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not need a long stopover to secure support from Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for the long-awaited details of Australia's pathway to nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS deal.

ABC News

Keating labels AUKUS 'irrational in every dimension'

Paul Keating has launched another scathing attack on the AUKUS security arrangement, calling it irrational and an affront to Australian administration.

AAP

ABC staff to walk off job next week – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Former prime minister Scott Morrison defends secrecy of early AUKUS plans

Former prime minister Scott Morrison says China's rapid military build-up was at "the top of the list" of factors driving the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal he brokered in deep secrecy with the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Employing young people could ease worker shortages, but employers need to make it happen

With businesses crying out for more workers as Australia experiences near-record job vacancies, could an army of unemployed young people be the answer?

The Guardian - AU

New push to bring Queensland’s lagging emissions targets into line with other states

Environmental advocates urge state to ‘do better than 30% by 2030’, and propose doubling of current targets

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Australian PM boosts ties with security partner India ahead of US visit

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited India to cement ties before dashing off to the US for talks that could include a scuppered submarine deal which infuriated France.

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What will next week's AUKUS talks mean for South Australia's shipbuilding industry?

SA's shipbuilders are on tenterhooks ahead of next week's AUKUS discussions, which will finalise an agreement around the future of Australia's submarine fleet. Here's why that deal is so important for South Australia.

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What we've learnt from nine weeks of Robodebt royal commission hearings

More than 100 witnesses, including two former prime ministers, have faced the Robodebt inquiry and sworn to tell the truth.

The Guardian - AU

Attacks on Hindu temples have ‘no place in Australia’, PM says; Sydney trains hit by delays – as it happened

Burketown flood at ‘record levels’ with helicopter evacuations to continue throughout the day

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt: five years of lies, mistakes and failures that caused a $1.8bn scandal

The royal commission ended on Friday, having heard shocking testimony from officials and politicians, and heart-rending accounts of the impact of the botched scheme

ABC News

Kathleen Madgwick tells Robodebt royal commission about her son Jarrad and the damage the scheme caused

Just weeks before his 23rd birthday in 2019, Jarrad Madgwick left the house hours after being issued with a $2,000 Robodebt. He never returned home or into the arms of his mum Kathleen.

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan: Could Josh Frydenberg still have a path to the Liberal leadership?

Frydenberg hasn’t declared whether he will run again for Kooyong, but he hasn’t lost his political ambition., Michelle Grattan writes.

ABC News

Agriculture department's financial woes are due to demerger with environment, David Littleproud says

Former agriculture minister David Littleproud says he is "totally surprised" to hear the Agriculture Department is facing hundreds of millions of dollars in cost blowouts, and points the finger at a decision by the Labor government as the cause.

The Guardian - AU

‘Speed, stealth and firepower’: the submarines that redefine Australia’s ‘strategic personality’

V Adm Jonathan Mead hails a ‘generational challenge’ that will see Australia become the seventh country to have nuclear-powered boats

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