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Energy makes the headlines, but reset on diplomacy is Albanese’s real power play

The government has lowered domestic tensions, enabling it to adopt a more grown-up foreign policy that can improve ties with Washington and Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt royal commission paints a bleak picture of a public service willing to break the law

Disturbing evidence from the robodebt royal commission shows senior public servants ignoring clear warnings the program was unlawful.

Crikey

Madonna King: While the Coalition ignores these cold, hard facts, it will not win back voters

If Coalition strategists aren’t concerned about this issue, they have no hope of winning back voters next time round.

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Grattan on Friday: Australians are starting to feel the economic pain, but they are not taking it out on Albanese

Anthony Albanese heads towards Christmas with inflation, interest rates and power prices all high. But, comfortingly for Labor, his own popularity is up there too.

The Conversation

Former social services official told to ‘tone down’ robodebt legal concerns, inquiry hears

Andrew Whitecross says he fiercely criticised the proposal and questioned its legality in the scheme’s initial plan

The Guardian - AU

Draft Robodebt proposal to Scott Morrison was a 'watering down' of legal advice

Emails between Department of Human Services and Department of Social Services officials showed the language around the Robodebt scheme had been softened.

The Canberra Times

Top officials shut down robodebt criticism

A senior public servant has told the robodebt royal commission he was instructed to not "go in so hard" questioning the legality of the disastrous scheme.

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Hiding in plain sight: the media scramble to colour in the Albanese outline

Katharine Murphy’s new Quarterly Essay attempts to understand the prime minister and the political influences that shaped him.

Crikey

Bali bombmaker gets out of jail free

The man who made the bomb that killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians, in a Bali nightclub in 2002 has been freed, and Brittany Higgins will take the stand in any defamation action by Bruce Lehrmann.

Crikey

‘A cultural reckoning’: how an allegation of rape in Australia’s parliament sparked a firestorm

After Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped by a colleague in a minister’s office, a mistrial and media scrutiny have failed to answer key questions

The Guardian - UK

Robodebt royal commission told ‘misrepresentation may have made its way into the cabinet’

Bureaucrats from March 2015 insisted in documents that scheme would ‘not change’ how welfare overpayments were calculated, inquiry hears

The Guardian - AU

‘Perfect storm’: what Labor got wrong in its historic defeat in Fowler

The party knows why Kristina Keneally lost her bid for a lower house seat — but the woman who trumped her says it missed a crucial detail.

Crikey

News Corp is strangely silent on its part in the Liberals’ downfall

Don’t bother reading News Corp papers for a satisfactory account of what’s gone wrong with the Liberals — a key player is absent.

Crikey

Laying down the anti-protest laws

A NSW minister has backed the anti-protest laws that has put his niece, Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco, in jail for at least eight months, and Kurdish refugee and writer Behrouz Boochani is back in Australia.

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Labor’s Election Review Found Its Federal Win Was Thanks To Scott Morrison’s Sheer Unpopularity

Who could've seen this coming?

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Former prime minister Scott Morrison's lawyer pushes for full response to the Robodebt royal commission to be made public

Scott Morrison was social services minister and treasurer during the time of the scheme. His lawyer says matters that are currently protected by a public interest immunity, which protects the workings of government, informed his decision-making.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison’s lawyers say his ‘reputation is on the line’ over robodebt royal commission testimony

Counsel for former PM says he should be able to refer to secret cabinet documents when giving evidence

Crikey

How Scott Morrison won the election for Labor

Labor’s 2022 election post-mortem analysis is out — and it contains some curious lessons for the party, and the opposition.

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Richard Marles’ action on the Brereton report may raise Australia’s global standing

Until and unless Australia holds itself to account over allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, it stands condemned in the eyes of the world.

Crikey

Albo nukes nuclear energy idea

Anthony Albanese says nuclear energy is off the table, and Stuart Robert warned a lobbyist off donating to a minister’s fundraising group because ‘it will be declared, and it will hurt you’.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Albanese is heading in the right direction – the same can’t be said of Dutton

Peter Dutton is placing great store on Albanese and Labor failing to deliver on promises to have the Coalition back in power after one term.

The Guardian - AU

Labor review says Scott Morrison’s unpopularity ‘single most significant factor’ behind election win

Election campaign review also warns party risks losing outer suburban seats in Melbourne to independents unless lessons learned

The Conversation

Labor election review warns about risks in party's 'heartland' seats

Labor needs to develop plans to address dissatisfaction among voters in some of its heartland seats, especially in outer suburban Melbourne, the party’s federal election review has warned.

ABC News

Labor's federal election review finds focus on Morrison's character 'highly effective', cites concern for loss of 'heartland' support

Labor veterans Greg Combet and Lenda Oshalem have dissected Labor's federal election campaign, its policy offerings and results, coming up with 27 recommendations to establish "a long-term, progressive Labor government".

ABC News

Robodebt royal commission told Human Services staffers attempted to influence ombudsman report into troubled scheme

A bureaucrat who helped manage the Robodebt "crisis" in 2017 tells a royal commission it is "normal practice" for public servants to provide wording to independent statutory bodies investigating government programs.

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