Labor has raised questions about a number of investments disclosed by Peter Dutton between October 2008 and March 2009 – including on the day before the Rudd government announced a $4bn package to save banks from the global financial crisis.
A spokesperson for the opposition leader said Dutton had no access to sensitive information on the matter and was not privy to a government briefing on the GFC, going on to accuse Labor’s “dirt unit” of “obsessing about Peter Dutton”.
The matter bubbled up during Senate estimates, where Liberal senators Jane Hume and James McGrath accused Katy Gallagher of being “grubby” and “throwing mud” in a fiery hearing that was temporarily suspended to restore order.
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“Things got a bit out of hand on Thursday night.”
Canberra Raiders teammates Morgan Smithies and Hudson Young have apologised for an altercation during the NRL team’s first night in Las Vegas. Young said he was “embarrassed” over the incident, which involved a hotel room mix-up, a “scuffle in the elevator” and a toy baseball bat.
In numbers
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Before bed read
Indonesia’s best-known holiday destination was once home to rolling rice paddies and pristine beaches. Today, Bali’s landscape has rapidly changed to cater for mega resorts and villas. These new and declassified satellite images from 1965 reveal the extent of the island’s transformation.
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