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Scott Morrison leaks revealed: A leader deciding to ‘up the ante with Beijing’

Cabinet Secretary Mark Dreyfus wrote to Scott Morrison on Monday, expressing concern over apparent “extensive disclosures”.

The New Daily

Afternoon Update: Twitter bans impersonators; Crown fined $120m; and billionaires polluting the planet

Elon Musk says he is still committed to free speech despite account bans. And Scott Morrison gets a warning from the attorney general

The Guardian - AU

‘Watered down’ legal concerns included in robodebt briefing for Scott Morrison, inquiry hears

Earlier document warned proposed debt recovery measures would have ‘fundamental impacts on social security policy and legislation’, royal commission told

The Guardian - AU

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Crossed-out phrase in a brief for Scott Morrison 'watered down' seriousness of potential Robodebt legal issues, inquiry hears

Warnings about legal and policy problems with the proposed Robodebt scheme were "watered down" in a brief being prepared for then social services minister Scott Morrison, according to evidence given to the Robodebt royal commission.

ABC News

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus warns Scott Morrison against disclosing contents of confidential meetings

The federal attorney-general has issued a blunt warning to former prime minister Scott Morrison, reminding him that cabinet and national security meetings from his time in power should remain confidential.

ABC News

Scott Morrison warned against further cabinet disclosures in letter from attorney general

Mark Dreyfus tables letter to Senate that raises concerns over ‘apparent extensive disclosure of cabinet information’ in book by News Corp journalists

The Guardian - AU

Morrison chastised for security info leaks

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has warned former prime minister Scott Morrison to stop leaking sensitive national security information.

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Greta Thunberg isn’t alone in rejecting the UN climate conference, but we still have to be there

Thunberg thinks the summit is about ‘greenwashing, lying and cheating’, but it could force the Albanese government to back rhetoric with new pledges

The Guardian - AU

Australia will bid for 2026 climate summit, but will face pressure to do more this year at Cop27

Labor has improved Australia’s emissions pledge on the one Scott Morrison took to Glasgow, but observers say it will still have questions to answer

The Guardian - AU

‘A shameful chapter’: how Australia’s robodebt saga was allowed to unfold

Bombshell legal advice finally revealed this week was initially dismissed, discarded or overruled. The consequences for many have been tragic

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese won't be at COP27 but energy will be on his mind

Anthony Albanese leaves late next week for another round of international diplomacy, starting with the East Asia Summit in Cambodia, followed by the G20 in Indonesia, and APEC in Thailand.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese Won’t Attend The UN’s Climate Summit In November Despite, Y’Know, Everything

Certainly a choice!

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‘Unethical’: robodebt inquiry hears advisers were ‘almost immediately’ concerned by the initial plan

Former director of debt management compared proposal to so-called Dallas Buyers Club ‘speculative invoicing’ saga

The Guardian - AU

US group campaigning against Australia’s reversal of recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

StandWithUs places ad in the Weekend Australian and asks readers to email Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong about issue

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Robodebt went ahead, despite legal doubts, after earning Scott Morrison’s backing, inquiry hears

The then social services minister wanted Centrelink debt recovery proposal worked up for 2015 budget process, royal commission told

ABC News

Lawyers 'appeared to come under pressure' from then-social services minister Scott Morrison to provide Robodebt advice, inquiry is told

A commission of inquiry had been shown emails between the lawyers within the Social Services Department in 2015 relating to a draft brief being prepared for then social services minister Scott Morrison.

The Conversation

Book extract: Dreamers and schemers and the election that changed us

This is an edited extract from Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno, La Trobe University Press, 2022.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton delivers red meat to the conservative base while moderates wait for the second coming of Josh Frydenberg

The opposition leader’s doubling down on crusades that estrange the party from its inner-city heartland must have felt pretty eccentric from the teal corner

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Former PM Scott Morrison may have breached cabinet confidence by briefing journalists during COVID pandemic, a senior public servant says

A senior public servant says former prime minister Scott Morrison may have breached the principles of cabinet confidence when briefing journalists during the COVID pandemic.

The Guardian - AU

Attorney general investigates alleged cabinet leak in book that revealed secret Morrison ministries

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet says alleged leak relates to national security committee deliberations

AAP

Attorney-general examines Morrison leaks

Former prime minister Scott Morrison's leaking of confidential cabinet information to two journalists is being examined by the Attorney-General's Department.

The Independent UK

Brittany Higgins rape trial collapses after juror ‘brings own research into court’

The jury was discharged after a 12-day trial and five days of deliberation after the print-out was found

Reuters

Australian court discharges jury in parliament rape case

An Australian court discharged a jury on Thursday in the trial of a former government adviser accused of sexually assaulting a colleague in Parliament House, after it said a juror got access to details that were not submitted as evidence.

AAP

Libs to make Jerusalem election issue

Simon Birmingham says the federal opposition stands by recognising West Jerusalem as Israel's capital and will take the position to the next election.

The Conversation

Lehrmann trial aborted after juror accessed own information

The jury in the Lehrmann trial has been discharged after it was discovered a juror had obtained information outside the evidence presented.

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