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PEP-11 hoping Scott Morrison's rejection will be overturned by Albanese government

PEP-11 proponents say gas urgently needed

Newcastle Herald

I’d like apologies for robodebt, but I really want Australia to abandon punitive welfare

Every revelation from the robodebt royal commission shows there were clear warnings it would harm people like me

The Guardian - AU

Secret ministries: Morrison officials asked industry department for brief on Pep-11 gas project

The unusual request in December 2021 came because the-then PM had already designated himself in charge, Senate estimates reveal

The Guardian - AU

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Public servant was nominated for Australia Day award for role in designing robodebt, inquiry hears

Former human services official Scott Britton also tells royal commission his team were under pressure to propose budget savings when scheme identified

The Guardian - AU

Morrison’s a hypocrite on secrecy, but attacks on him undermine transparency

Criticising the former prime minister for revealing cabinet information only reinforces the sort of obsessive secrecy he used to protect himself.

Crikey

Full report into so-called 'sports rorts scandal' released years after Bridget McKenzie quit

The head of Scott Morrison's department found that then-cabinet minister Bridget McKenzie displayed "some significant shortcomings" in her oversight of a grants program that later became known as the "sports rorts scandal".

ABC News

COP that, Australia

Australia has won bronze in a race to the bottom of countries who haven’t kept their funding promises to poorer, climate-vulnerable countries, and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is taking a long, hard look at bullying and harassment allegations made against AAT members.

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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

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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The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

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.

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

Certainly a choice!

The Guardian - AU

‘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

Crikey

Fatman Scoop’s inexplicable relationship with Australian prime ministers

How has affable one-hit-wonder Fatman Scoop managed to weave himself into the political fabric of Australia?

The Guardian - AU

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.

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Was the robodebt fiasco pure ideological bastardry?

The robodebt royal commission, now finally in motion, will prove to be a morality tale about how governments operate in the age of technology.

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