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Liberals' election post-mortem blames COVID-19, scandals and faction warlords for loss

An internal Liberal Party review of the Coalition's devastating election defeat finds Scott Morrison was a decisive factor in the result, and recommends an overhaul of the party organisation to end factional infighting and improve candidate preselections.

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Liberals must regain ground in cities, win back female and Chinese voters: review

The review of the Liberals' disastrous election defeat has been published

The Canberra Times

Putin’s got nothing on our defending champion: meet Crikey’s 2022 Arsehat of the Year

Scott Morrison, the best of the worst, has taken his last stab at winning the highest honour available — the Crikey Arsehat of the Year.

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Integrity was in tatters after the Morrison era. But is Labor doing enough to fix it?

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has cleared a path of integrity through the tortuous mess left by the former PM. But he can’t afford to stop now.

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Crikey’s 2022 Politician of the Year goes to the bloke who knows the virtue of patience

This year’s award goes to Anthony Albanese, the man who would be prime minister by biding his time, backing his judgment, and blitzing the job.

Crikey

Is the Labor government slowly moving Australia towards a better world?

With its much-needed work on anti-corruption and refugee justice, it’s clear the Albanese government has an improved nation on the agenda.

Crikey

2022: Australia’s year of living forgetfully

Australians emerged from two years of lockdowns seemingly intent on putting the past behind them and embracing a newfound sense of liberty

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‘Starting to warm up’: Chinese state media welcomes Wong visit after Coalition’s ‘stupid’ policies

Foreign minister says in Beijing she will press for detained Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun ‘to be reunited with their families’

The Guardian - AU

$Would higher fences stop A-League fracas, and is that the point?$

Would higher fences stop A-League fracas, and is that the point?

Is this what our enjoyment of our athletes has come too? Shame, soccer hoods.

Newcastle Herald

Liberal party review of election loss finds 50% of candidates and new MPs should be women

Review recommends setting a target for greater female representation but not a binding quota

The Guardian - AU

Was 2022 a tipping point in the fight for democracy or just a pause in politics?

It’s been a bad year for right-wing populists. But is it a permanent change or just a breather in a continuing decline?

Crikey

Bruising truths for obsolete Liberals

A Liberal Party internal review of its devastation in May’s election has concluded it ‘no longer represents modern Australia’, and police plan to raid the homes of Saturday’s A-League pitch invaders after releasing photos of nine men.

Crikey

'He played his ukulele as the ship went down': Frank Bongiorno on the political year that was

Two summers did for Scott Morrison. The first was that of 2019-20, with its fire, smoke and ash. The second occurred two years later when, having earlier muddled the vaccine program, the federal government failed to secure sufficient access to rapid antigen test (RAT) kits. The removal from the country…

The Conversation

Matthew Franklin: Anthony Albanese has the last laugh in a busy 2022

Anthony Albanese demonstrated patience, discipline and cool-headed strategic thinking, delivering Labor victory in the May election.

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Scott Morrison swept away by political tide as Anthony Albanese fights to fireproof 2023

Labor has enjoyed a honeymoon period with voters after their brutal rejection of Morrison’s government

The Guardian - AU

How Morrison launched Australia’s ‘strong welfare cop’ – and the pain robodebt left in its wake

Public servants had legal advice saying the robodebt proposal was unlawful long before Scott Morrison announced it. How was it never delivered to him?

Crikey

Highlights from a weird and stupid year of politics

Come with us on a glorious journey back through the weirdest, greatest and most profoundly stupid moments in politics across Australia and the world in 2022.

AAP

Controversial Australia Day rule abandoned

Federal Labor has scrapped rules made by Scott Morrison where citizenship ceremonies must be held on January 26, as more councils shift from the national day.

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Feather in Labor’s cap

The Albanese government’s energy bill to cap prices and fund rebates is now law, and senior Coalition frontbencher Simon Birmingham admits the Morrison government’s climate change inaction hurt Australia in the Pacific.

AAP

'Horror budget' paved way for robodebt

Successive Liberal government crackdowns on welfare fraud led many on social services to feel like criminals and paved the way for robodebt, an inquiry heard.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Morrison endures the witness box, while Albanese enjoys being in the box seat with the Senate

Scott Morrison will forever be known as “the bulldozer”, and he lived up to his self-description at the Robodebt royal commission this week.

Crikey

Crikey Arsehat of the Year 2022 — the nominees

Who was the best at being the worst in 2022? Vote now in Crikey’s prestigious Arsehat of the Year awards.

Crikey

It took Scott Morrison many hours and a wall of words to blame others for robodebt

The former PM offered up a number of explanations for why the illegal scheme was allowed to go ahead — none of which were his fault.

Crikey

The Scott Morrison robodebt show

Scott Morrison ducks, dodges and weaves but finally concedes robodebt was illegal, and a Greens and Legalise Cannabis bloc will hold the balance of power in Victoria’s upper house.

ABC News

These are the seven Robodebt issues put to Scott Morrison for 'consideration and comment'

The Robodebt royal commission saw seven matters put to former prime minister Scott Morrison for his "consideration and comment". Here's how he responded.

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