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Move to disallow $18m leadership program grant pitched by David Hurley

Greens senator David Shoebridge says grant impacts ‘independence’ of governor general’s office and Scott Morrison should have rejected requests for support

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison tells Sky News he didn’t want to be drawn into ‘political circus’ over secret ministries

Former prime minister says he does not want to engage with those ‘having a big crack at me’ in first TV interview since revelations

The Guardian - AU

Speaker rules against referring Scott Morrison to privileges committee over claims he misled parliament

The Speaker says there is no apparent case for him to send Mr Morrison's secret self-appointments to the powerful privileges committee.

ABC News

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Morrison still has case to answer: Bandt

The Greens are still considering whether to try and refer Scott Morrison to a privileges committee for misleading parliament over his secret ministries.

AAP

Plagued: book revealing Morrison’s ministries discloses national security discussions

Book also includes comments about the government’s approach to dealing with China and discussions around Australia’s defence posture

The Guardian - AU

Climate, integrity on parliament's agenda

The Federal Parliament resumes for two weeks on Monday, ahead of the Albanese government's first budget on October 25.

AAP

Albanese claims he can’t stop them, but the stage three tax cuts threaten his political legacy

The cuts benefit the wealthy over the strugglers, ploughing fertile ground for conspiracy theorists to accuse MPs of looking after themselves

The Guardian - AU

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Michael Pascoe: The Governor-General may have some questions to answer about this charity

This is a story about a story that nobody else seems to think is a story. When the story is about the Governor-General’s rather odd $18 million pet

The New Daily

View from The Hill: Summit triggers immediate action and elevates gender equality

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation

Chris Dawson verdict a big moment for the Australian’s podcast, but redundancies thin ranks

Swathes of national broadsheet devoted to covering guilty verdict in Teacher’s Pet case, while behind the scenes many staff packed up their desks. Plus: date night for Morrison and Murray

The Guardian - AU

With Scott Morrison gone, Sussan Ley has taken up the task of baseless EV bashing

The deputy Liberal leader has been taken to task over the ‘totally wrong, wholly incorrect’ claim that no one is making electric utes

The Guardian - AU

John Howard calls for 'a sense of balance', but can he help the Liberal Party find it?

When stories about former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial roles emerged, John Howard was called on by all and sundry for comment. For some, Howard represents stability, convention and commonsense liberalism, a Menzies in our own time. (It is a parallel Howard has carefully cultivated).

The Conversation

Democracies are fragile. Australians must act urgently to safeguard ours

The solicitor-general’s recent finding that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s furtive accrual of ministerial portfolios “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible government has drawn attention to the precarity of democracy. In seeking to safeguard our democracy, we must consider the extent to which Australians’ long-standing apathy about our democratic system…

The Conversation

Delivery will determine the success of Albanese’s jobs summit

How Anthony Albanese delivers on the expectations his gesture politics have built up will be critical to the success of his two-term strategy of government.

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Newcastle Herald

160 blank pages: the federal government's response to Port FOI request

The federal government has been accused of erecting a wall of secrecy around the details of a $250million Port of Newcastle container terminal funding package.

AAP

Morrison flags post-parliamentary venture

Former prime minister Scott Morrison could soon enter the private sector after registering a company on his parliamentary declaration of interests.

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In Peak Influencer Style, Ex-Bachie Jimmy Proposed To Holly A Photographer Captured It All

It’s giving Scott Morrison self-isolating with his photographer.

AAP

Morrison inquiry political football: Nats

Nationals Leader David Littleproud says the government is using an inquiry into the former prime minister as a political distraction.

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The Guardian - AU

Pocock urges Labor to scrap tax cuts – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Letters: Why didn't the Coalition help the Port of Newcastle sooner

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

AAP

Greens, coalition query Morrison inquiry

As former high court judge Virginia Bell prepares to inquire into Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments, questions are being asked about her powers.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Governor-General ‘acts on government advice’ unlike anyone rational

Warning: acting on the advice of the government if your Governor-General does not mean that the "government" has given that "advice".

The Guardian - AU

Does an inquiry into Morrison’s secret ministries risk taking focus off more pressing issues?

Albanese may be setting up a standoff over whether the former PM will cooperate but the greatest pitfall for Labor could be distraction

ABC News

The Loop: Scott Morrison's secret ministry inquiry, a massive drug bust in Sydney, a grim COVID-19 milestone and LastPass suffers a security breach

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The Independent UK

Judge to probe how former Australia PM gained secret powers

A retired judge has been appointed to investigate how former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was able to secretly amass unprecedented ministerial powers in defiance of political conventions

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