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Samantha MaidenNational political editor

Samantha Maiden is the political editor for news.com.au. She has also won three Walkleys for her coverage of federal politics including the Gold Walkley in 2021. She was also previously awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year, Kennedy Awards Journalist of the Year and Press Gallery Journalist of the Year. A press gallery veteran, she has covered federal politics for more than 20 years.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos November 27 2020: CHIEF OF ARMY STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA.Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Rick Burr, during a press conference regarding administrative action Defence has taken against a number of serving Australian Defence Force personnel in response to the IGADF Afghanistan Report recommendations. Picture: NCA NewsWire /Gary Ramage

Army chief cuts press conference short

Australia’s army chief cut short a press conference after he was grilled about 13 elite soldiers being issued their marching orders over alleged war crimes

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers his speech at the Inaugural Grotius Prize while in 15 day quarantine lockdown on Monday, November 23, 2020. Picture: Adam Taylor

‘Furious’: Tears over PM’s broken promise

A senator has broken down in tears over Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s broken promise to bring Aussies stranded overseas home for Christmas.

Travel News

How PM could avoid hotel quarantine

Scott Morrison has been accused of double standards by avoiding hotel quarantine. But there is a simple reason he was able to isolate at home.

Travel News

The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent government imposed border closures and travel restrictions has severely impacted tourism in Cairns and Far North Queensland. An almost empty Qantas plane departs Cairns Airport. The company has lost a large amount of business because of the COVID-19 outbreak. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

PM signals tough rules on vaccine travel

Scott Morrison has weighed in on the COVID-19 vaccine debate, signalling tough new rules on international travellers who fly to Australia.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 8 2020.Senator Mathias Cormann with The Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

PM’s blunt response: ‘He would get COVID’

The PM has revealed why ex-minister Mathias Cormann is flying around Europe on a taxpayer-funded private plane to try and score a new job.

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Andrew Hastie coming back from a mission in Afghanistan in 2013;

‘Toxic personalities’: Ex-SAS hits out

Former SAS troop commander Andrew Hastie has lashed the “toxic personalities” who have shamed Australia’s special forces.

Travel News

qantas flightsescape november 8 2020 doc holiday

Qantas CEO says proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be a condition of international flights

Any Australian who wants to travel overseas will first have to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, according to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos August, 20, 2020Photo of Quantas CEO Alan Joyce at the Qantas press conference at 10 Bourke Road Mascot.Picture: NCA NewsWire/Flavio Brancaleone

New rule before you can travel overseas

Any Australian who wants to travel overseas will first have to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, according to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.

The ABC has come under fire for this skit which saw a white actress dress up as a Chinese person. Picture: ABC

ABC in hot water over ‘racist’ kids’ show

China is demanding a formal apology from the ABC over a “racist” show that implies eating rats is an everyday part of Chinese cuisine.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 23, 2020: Premier Gladys Berejiklian pictured at a press conference where she provides a COVID-19 update. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Gladys ‘didn’t isolate’ after COVID test

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is under fire after allegations she kept working and did not isolate while awaiting COVID-19 test results.

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