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Journalist Lisa Wilkinson will rely on truth in her defence in the defamation suit brought against her by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann, and it would cost more than $60 billion to de-gas and electrify all Australia’s homes.

Crikey

Lisa Wilkinson to rely on qualified privilege in defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson will rely on qualified privilege to defend herself in a defamation case brought by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.

ABC News

Robodebt made victim ‘feel like a cheat’, royal commission told

A robodebt victim has described how the botched program made him feel like a criminal and still affects his mental health five years later.

The New Daily

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Peter Dutton says Bridget Archer ‘an important part of our team’ after claim Liberals could dump her

Opposition leader acknowledges ‘divergence of views’ but says the Liberal moderate represents the constituents in her marginal seat

The Guardian - AU

Liberal forces planning to dump Bridget Archer before next election, veteran party adviser warns

Brad Stansfield says ‘politically crazy’ move is spurred by MP’s independent stance on range of issues

The Guardian - AU

Tax-free super for the super rich is a bad deal for the rest of us – and Morrison said it first

You’d be forgiven for thinking Treasurer Jim Chalmers had done something dramatic.

The Conversation

What is the legacy of the Australian Christian Lobby’s Martyn Iles?

He’s been dismissed by the ACL after five years in the job, ‘not for misconduct’ but because he’s more a preacher than a politician.

Crikey

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Two things to watch as Dominic Perrottet tries to defy the odds of politics

In an election not fought across a gulf of policy or ideology, image could well count for Dominic Perrottet.

The New Daily

ScoMo wants you to know he’s definitely, absolutely not in the foetal position

The former PM is not in the foetal position. Please do not put in the newspaper that Scott Morrison is in the foetal position.

Crikey

‘Saddest part of my career’: Centrelink employee describes pain of implementing robodebt

Jeannie-Marie Blake says watching the royal commission into the scheme has been ‘triggering’ after giving evidence with striking frankness

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Defining superannuation's 'objective' should leave room for debate about its use for housing

The Albanese government is prodding the superannuation bear, which can be a dangerous beast when stirred.

The Conversation

Coalition government lacked 'empathy' for welfare recipients, focused on cost savings, Serena Wilson tells Robodebt royal commission

A former department head described the office of then-social services minister Scott Morrison as having "limited interest in advice" between 2014 and 2018.

ABC News

Why is Dan Andrews so popular? Allow us to introduce Victoria’s opposition

With yet another IBAC report impugning yet another former Labor minister, why can’t the Victorian Liberals make any headway?

Crikey

How an email to Scott Morrison unlocked Australia for Ukrainian refugees

Oleksiy chose Canberra by accident but calls it a 'good mistake'.

The Canberra Times

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The Guardian - AU

‘I can’t forget’: frontline worker gives searing indictment of robodebt as architects of scheme due to give evidence

Centrelink employee told the commission she would never forget what staff were ‘forced’ to do to victims of the program

Crikey

Good riddance, Alan Tudge. May you not rest in peace in your retirement

Crikey readers rushed in to bury Tudge, not to praise him. There’ll be no tearful farewells for the former senior Morrison government minister.

The Guardian - AU

Claims ALP is backing off from regional voices a ‘figment’ of Peter Dutton’s imagination, Pat Dodson says

Senator derides opposition leader’s suggestion that Albanese government is departing from election promise on the voice

The Conversation

View from The Hill: April 1 Aston byelection will be an all-female battle

You can bet on one thing in the Aston byelection, which is to be held on April 1. The winner will be a woman.

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Crikey

Morrison swims in a swamp of US influence peddlers. But who does he speak for?

The former prime minister’s speech went down very well with libertarian US policy centre the Hudson Institute, home to Morrison’s great pal, former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo.

ABC News

How Clive Palmer and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas sent thousands of refugees to regional Australia

"Wheeling and dealing" between then-immigration minister Scott Morrison and the mining magnate back in 2014 changed the face of regional Australia and the lives of those seeking a safe place to call home.

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt royal commission: the questions that remain as inquiry’s final public hearings begin

Outlines for the upcoming hearings on the Coalition’s flawed debt recovery scheme show where the investigation may be headed next

The New Daily

Premier Dominic Perrottet denies NSW Liberals in disarray as scandals pile up

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet denies his government is in disarray after the resignation of two key players a month from the state election.

Newcastle Herald

'Never in the Hunter': Greens declare Newcastle off-limits to PEP-11 and demand other parties make their position clear

It appears PEP-11 is "no from the word 'go'", but the NSW Greens fear this 'zombie project' could rise again.

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins wants inquiry to look into diary leak as Linda Reynolds makes ‘political hit job’ claim

Former Liberal staffer’s personal diary pages reported in the Australian, which also published fresh interview with Higgins’s former boss

The Guardian - AU

NSW Liberals suspend MP; Burney urges ‘big fat yes’ voice vote – as it happened

Brittany Higgins cries foul over diary leak and Linda Reynolds says she was victim of ‘political hit job’

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