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Australia's PM says former PM Morrison took on secret ministerial roles during COVID

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought legal advice following reports that his predecessor Scott Morrison was secretly appointed to key ministerial roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, duplicating some portfolios.

Reuters

PM seeks legal advice on Morrison actions

Scott Morrison's secret decision to have himself sworn into three portfolios, next to the sitting ministers, is unacceptable, Anthony Albanese says.

AAP

PM seeks legal advice on Morrison ministry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison’s secret swearing in to three ministerial portfolios was extraordinary and unprecedented.

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Prime Minister to investigate claims of Scott Morrison's secret ministry grab during COVID-19

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will investigate claims the former prime minister, Scott Morrison, swore himself into several ministries during the height of the pandemic. Follow live.

ABC News

We figured out the surprise guests at Australia’s biggest conservative conference

The so-called ‘top conservative talkfest in Australia’ appears to have accidentally revealed the identity of its ‘to be announced former prime minister’ and other surprise speakers.

Crikey

Anthony Albanese seeks legal advice over reports Scott Morrison secretly swore himself into ministry roles

Former prime minister’s senior cabinet colleagues say they were unaware he allegedly swore himself into three ministry positions

The Guardian - AU

Secret ScoMo’s business

Former PM Scott Morrison secretly swore himself in to ministerial portfolios and the NSW transport minister launches an extraordinary criticism of Treasurer Matt Kean.

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Why is Peter Dutton ignoring all the lessons that got Anthony Albanese into the Lodge?

‘I’m not Morrison – but I’m still Dutton’ is not a strategy to fix the Coalition’s problems with women and urban professional voters

The Guardian - AU

The COVIDSafe app is dead. What can we learn from this 'failure'?

On August 9 2022, Australia’s COVIDSafe app was officially decommissioned, and all its features removed. People were encouraged to uninstall the app. Reports of its closure have made international news.

The Conversation

Peter Dutton leads a Liberal Party stranded on the wrong side of history — and must face up to it

There’s been a fundamental change in government in Australia: it’s about active and engaged government, not shrinking government away. Peter Dutton needs to understand that.

Crikey

‘Please uninstall’: Australia’s multi-million dollar Covid app branded ‘failure’ and decommissioned

$22m platform dubbed a ‘colossal waste of taxpayers’ money’

The Independent UK

Morning mail: GPs ditch bulk billing, power companies fail Paris goal, Trump pleads the fifth

Thursday: Doctors cite stalling Medicare rebates and rising overheads as reasons a fifth are changing their payment methods. Plus: six winter rice dishes

The Guardian - AU

‘Astonishing’: texts reveal officials’ reaction to Morrison government election day boat arrival demand

Newly released messages between border force and home affairs public servants shed light on ‘unprecedented’ haste to make asylum boat interception public

The Guardian - AU

Who's holding back electric cars in Australia? We've long known the answer – and it's time to clear the road

New analysis this week found strong fuel efficiency standards would have saved Australia A$5.9 billion in fuel costs and emissions equal to a year’s worth of domestic flights if the policy was adopted in 2015.

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Liberals’ election post-mortem offers ‘no shit, Sherlock’ level insights

Why did the Liberal Party lose at the May election? The factors were all obvious, and it was repeatedly warned about them.

The Canberra Times

Zed admits 'deep sense of dread' before election loss

In his first media interview since losing his Senate seat, Zed Seselja said he believed voters had made up their minds about the Morrison government before the election.

Crikey

A farewell to apps … the art of the raid … Serena Court short

We bid a fond farewell to COVIDSafe, the app that cost millions and detected 17 cases. Also, fun fallout from the FBI raiding Trump’s resort, and more tips from the bunker.

The Guardian - AU

Australia retires $21m CovidSafe contact-tracing app that found just two unique cases

Users offered an update of app that ‘removes functionality … so no information is stored or collected’

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The Guardian - AU

FOI documents show Peter Dutton’s ‘captain’s call’ to make senior Liberal head of defence thinktank

Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s choice of candidate was overruled by then defence minister

Crikey

Serious question: can we trust politicians to make any decisions properly?

Are appointments to office too important to be left to politicians, or should democratically elected people hold sway? The Barilaro scandal illuminates that tension.

Daily Mirror

Soldier who shot dead three unarmed men treated as 'returning hero' by Taliban

The source said: "The person I met is a dangerous terrorist, a dangerous man. He is not repentant, not regretful. He is a threat, he can cause harm to the world. He should not have been released.”

The New Daily

Can Dominic Perrottet ride out the storm? The Liberal brawl giving him hope

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has become hostage to a public inquiry that now eclipses his government while his authority has sapped away.

Pedestrian.tv

Grace Tame Went The Fk In On Anthony Albanese And The Labor Government Which Is Fair, TBH

“Must be such a slog for these poor old, elected, ableist toffs to breathe in there, for all the privilege stifling the parliament."

The Guardian - AU

‘I will continue killing foreigners’: soldier who shot dead unarmed Australians treated as ‘returning hero’ by Taliban

Exclusive: Hekmatullah, who killed three Australian soldiers, is living in a heavily protected luxury Kabul home after being freed from prison

Crikey

‘Lack of vision’ led to Lib election loss

The Liberals’ youth wing has cited failures on integrity, climate and women in a submission to the party’s review of its federal election defeat in May.

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