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Morrison portfolio saga

May

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in parliament this week.

The Coalition swings back to the immigration playbook

The irony is that Peter Dutton of all people should understand how complicated migration numbers really are.

  • Laura Tingle
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basks in WA’s GST-fuelled budget this week.

GST and gas show a government that’s still out of tune

A huge GST handout to WA and a report that gives a free pass to the state’s gas industry show how far parochial toadying in the west will go.

  • Laura Tingle

January

The offshore wind bounty in the North Sea is unlikely to work in Australia.

Wetland or ocean wind farm? The choice is easy this time

There’s little chance of Victoria ever building its offshore turbines. But this week’s veto of the state’s plans contained an important precedent on the use of net zero in the environment legislation.

  • Matthew Warren

July 2023

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare.

A light tap on the door of uni opportunity

The recommendation from the review of universities, to help disadvantaged students, just scratches the surface of broader reform of Australia’s higher education sector.

  • Jennifer Hewett

January 2023

The robo-debt royal commission helped to confirm voters’ concerns about Scott Morrison’s character flaws.

Letters: Pointing to Morrison’s flaws is no sledge

Scott Morrison deserved censure; standards for future housing; Voice can do no harm; tackling agricultural emissions; gas is not a transit fuel; Laura Tingle’s views on climate change.

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December 2022

Former prime minister Scott Morrison.

Scott Morrison wanted secret ministry for FIRB powers

The former prime minister sought secret authority over the treasury portfolio to give himself final say on foreign investment proposals, undercutting Josh Frydenberg. 

  • Tom McIlroy
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Labor heads into the new year with a burst of energy

Voters are so far positive about the Albanese government, even though its power bill relief and other policy initiatives tend to lack political razzmatazz.

  • Laura Tingle
Scott Morrison

Why stop now? There’s a lot more ScoMo can be censured for

Beyond the multiple ministries, there are plenty of other skeletons in the former PM’s cupboard.

  • Rowan Dean
Scott Morrison in parliament on Wednesday.

Letters: Some comfort in the censure

Scott Morrison censure motion; east coast gas reservation; every change isn’t reform; David Pocock’s IR bill role; insurance and climate-induced disasters.

November 2022

Glen Le Lievre.

Morrison deserves censure, but not the pile-on

Scott Morrison deserved to be censured by parliament. But Labor and the media now need to move on from their obsession with the former prime minister.

  • The AFR View
Former prime minister Scott Morrison defends his actions in response to the censure motion in parliament.

Defiant Morrison censured for secret portfolios

Scott Morrison has apologised for not disclosing his secret ministries but argued three of the five were warranted.

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  • Phillip Coorey
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announce plans to censure Scott Morrison.

Morrison to be censured, but Coalition won’t join in

Former prime minister Scott Morrison will be censured by parliament this week, but his Coalition colleagues believe the move is gratuitous.

  • Phillip Coorey
Not clear why none of the former PM’s advisors tried to stop him.

Morrison’s multiple ministries fated to remain a mystery

It’s now even harder to fathom why Scott Morrison thought this was a good idea. But the tactical gift to Labor is clear enough.

  • Laura Tingle
Scott Morrison secretly appointment himself to five portfolios.

Bell report reveals Morrison’s ‘cult of secrecy’ and sixth portfolio bid

Anthony Albanese hasn’t ruled out a parliamentary censure of Scott Morrison over his predecessor’s multiple ministries.

  • Andrew Tillett

October 2022

Former High Court justice William Gummow in 2008.

Morrison’s extra roles ‘invalid’: former High Court judge

Former High Court justice Bill Gummow disagrees with the solicitor-general on the legality of Scott Morrison’s extra portfolios

  • Michael Pelly
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September 2022

Former prime minister Scott Morrison explains to the media why he thought it was necessary to take on the extra portfolios.

Morrison probe seeks public submissions

An inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret self-appointments to several ministries is taking submissions.

  • Tess Ikonomou

August 2022

Virginia Bell and Scott Morrison

Judge to examine Morrison secret ministries, including role of GG

Scott Morrison could be dragged before an inquiry with the same powers as a Royal Commission if he declines to cooperate with an independent probe.

  • Phillip Coorey
Scott Morrison’s actions are a symptom and xx of democracy in decline.

Morrison’s secret appointments are a slippery slope

Levels of political trust in Australia are among the lowest in the world and this latest saga will not help matters.

  • Lydia Khalil
The risk is the mounting inquiries begin to resemble an infatuation with a former prime minister.

Labor must focus on voters, not hounding Morrison

There is an accountability and political dividend from the three probes into the Morrison era. But the main game for voters today is the cost of living.

  • Phillip Coorey
A boy holds a Ukrainian flag atop a Russian tank displayed in Kyiv ahead of Independence Day.

Kyiv hit by missiles, Ukraine official says

A new missile attack confirmed to have hit Kyiv; 22 Ukraine civilians were killed, train set alight in missile strike yesterday; US to let students cancel up to $US10,000 in loans. How the day unfolded.

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  • Georgie Moore and Campbell Kwan

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