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ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Former High Court judge Virginia Bell to investigate Morrison's secret ministries

The government has appointed former High Court judge Virginia Bell to inquire into former Prime Minister Scott Morrison having himself secretly appointed to five ministries.

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022

Prime Minister appoints former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret ministries

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sets out the terms of an inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret power grab of several ministries.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Anthony Albanese announces inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret appointments to various ministries — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus set out the terms of reference for an inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison's secret appointments to various ministries.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

A Robodebt royal commission has been announced. Here's how we got to this point

Hundreds of thousands of Australians who were affected by the Robodebt scheme are hoping for answers from the former government.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Virginia Bell to lead inquiry into former PM’s ministries – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2022

Morning mail: visa backlog’s human impact, Putin’s army plan, Dutton denounces ‘witch-hunt’

Friday: Australia’s bureaucracy is tackling a huge number of visa applications. For people like Huma, it’s a race against time as she fears being sent back to the Taliban who burned her. Plus: the gendered double standards for prime ministers

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2022

US approves Australia's $2.8b military purchase, Djokovic withdraws from US Open, and study finds dangerous heat to occur more often — as it happened

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ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

With Anthony Albanese's popularity apparently soaring, have we reached peak Albo?

The honeymoon period for Australian prime ministers is 94 days, according to a leading political science expert — which means that Anthony Albanese's popularity bubble is set to burst.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022