Ellie Dudley

Ellie DudleyLegal Affairs Correspondent

Ellie Dudley is the legal affairs correspondent at The Australian covering courts, crime, and changes to the legal industry. She was previously a reporter on the NSW desk and, before that, one of the newspaper’s cadets.

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Flood crisisNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison inspects damage created by floodwaters from a helicopter during a visit to flood affected areas on March 24, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Recovery and flood clean up begins for parts of Western Sydney following days of continuous rain leading to dozens of communities declared disaster zones. (Photo by Lukas Coch - Pool/Getty Images)

‘Heartbreaking’: PM tours flood-hit areas

Scott Morrison surveys the damage as Gladys Berejiklian warns ‘we’re not out of the woods’.

Ellie Dudley and Stephen Rice

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: State Emergency Service workers drive their rescue craft through the flooded Hawkesbury river along Inalls lane in Richmond on March 23, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Western Sydney as floodwaters continue to rise. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Residents in low-lying area told: evacuate now

Fears of new flooding on the NSW mid-north coast have prompted the SES to urge residents to leave; Warnings issued from Qld to Victoria and parts of Tasmania.

Joseph Lam, Ellie Dudley and Remy Varga

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos MARCH, 23 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference in Parliament House Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

PM orders clampdown on staffers

In an address to all Coalition staffers, Scott Morrison outlined three key actions the government was taking to fix parliament’s toxic culture.

Greg Brown and Rosie Lewis

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Off Blacktown rd between Windsor and Richmond water everywhere cars underwater on Racecause rd and homes & businesses off Bennett rd are under water .picture John Grainger

More to come: month of rain in next 48 hours

As Kempsey enters another night hoping its levee holds and western Sydney residents receive fresh ‘prepare to leave warnings’, the forecast gets worse.

Ellie Dudley and Stephen Rice

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PORTLAND, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 19, 2021.The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister visits the Portland Aluminium smelter, to announce funding. PM Scott Morrison speaking to the press. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicole Cleary

PM delivers warning to EU on vaccines

Scott Morrison has written to the EU about the supply of vaccines to the region and ‘will be taking this up very strongly’.

Jacquelin Magnay and Ellie Dudley

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uCANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos - MARCH 18 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference in Parliament House Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Morrison vows to pitch new jobs initiatives

PM says the government will introduce more ‘job-making initiatives’ after a stripped back IR overhaul passed the Senate.

Robyn Ironside and Adeshola Ore

Nation

Top cop does an about-face on his consent app

This morning The NSW Police Commissioner suggested a consent app as the next step in protecting victims of sexual assault, and this afternoon he said it would never eventuate.

Ellie Dudley

‘America should hear THE truth’Life

Morgan targets Meghan journo pal

He’s off the TV airwaves — for now — but Piers Morgan isn’t taking a backward step in his battle royale with Meghan and Harry.

Ellie Dudley

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Attorney-General Christian Porter arrives for Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Tuesday, October 22, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Morrison seeks advice on Porter’s A-G role

The PM says the issue relates to any potential conflict of interest regarding Mr Porter’s involvement in the Sex Discrimination Act.

Rosie Lewis, Adeshola Ore and Ellie Dudley

St Patrick’s DayPolitics

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 17, 2021.NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet mark the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions for indoor venues, pubs and clubs during St Patricks Day celebrations at The Mercantile Hotel in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Libation liberation has Irish eyes smiling

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro was overjoyed as he announced patrons of pubs were able to drink while standing, just in time for St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Ellie Dudley

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