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Australia ordered to negotiate with 122 Indonesians wrongly held in adult jails when they were children

The Indonesians launched a class action over being imprisoned as adult people smugglers on the basis of flawed medical evidence

The Guardian - AU

A bundle of energy

Former ACCC chair Rod Sims says the big gas companies should be bullied into lowering their prices, and the risks of heart disease from two of the COVID vaccines were not known until months after being put into Aussie arms.

Crikey

Lidia Thorpe Messed Up, But The Backlash Shows WoC In Politics Are Held To A Different Standard

The vitriol spat at Lidia Thorpe about her undisclosed relationship shows First Nations women in politics are held to a different standard.

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Doh! Who stacked the AAT again? The Oz forgets as even Liberals now raise questions

The Australian has decried the AAT as ‘politically stacked’ some time in the ‘past three years’. Who was responsible, we wonder?

Crikey

Christian Porter allegations prompted Brittany Higgins to go public about her own alleged rape, court hears

Former Liberal staffer also told court she had thought of writing a book ‘to document her experience’ before receiving interest from publishers

The Guardian - AU

Bull from a China shop

China used the riots in Honiara last year to stir hostility among Solomon Islanders against Australia and the United States, and Essendon Football Club is once again without a CEO after Andrew Thorburn quit after 30 hours on the job.

Crikey

The High Court of Australia has a majority of women justices for the first time. Here's why that matters

In appointing Justice Jayne Jagot to the High Court, the Albanese government has made history: for the first time, the court will have a majority of women on its bench.

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True to Coalition form, Julian Leeser looks to further sabotage federal ICAC

Having resisted an effective anti-corruption commission for years, the Coalition is now looking to sabotage Labor’s ICAC body.

Crikey

Jayne Jagot appointed to Australia’s high court, creating first majority-female bench

Jagot will be the seventh woman appointed to the court, replacing Patrick Keane once he reaches mandatory retirement age

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison and Alan Tudge could be called before robodebt royal commission

Royal commissioner says inquiry’s focus will be on those who had or should have had oversight over the automated debt recovery scheme

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s ICAC looks like the real deal, but key definitions of corruption remain

The Albanese government looks committed to an effective body. But what defines ‘serious’ corrupt conduct remains a key issue.

Crikey

Why on earth is Labor dealing with Dutton on a federal ICAC?

According to opposition leader Peter Dutton, Labor has been making compromises on its federal ICAC bill. That’s a worrying sign.

Crikey

Why do billionaires SLAPP journalists? Because they can*

Those journalists and activists targeted by the mega-wealthy with SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) are fighting back, but it requires deep pockets.

Crikey

Does an inquiry into Morrison’s secret ministries risk taking focus off more pressing issues?

Albanese may be setting up a standoff over whether the former PM will cooperate but the greatest pitfall for Labor could be distraction

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A Robodebt royal commission has been announced. Here's how we got to this point

Hundreds of thousands of Australians who were affected by the Robodebt scheme are hoping for answers from the former government.

Crikey

Royal commission must go deep into the who, how and why of the brutal robodebt

There’s a long list of former ministers who need to be made to answer for their actions, and an even longer list of bureaucrats.

Crikey

Crikey will not be cowed

Lachlan Murdoch suing Crikey for defamation has gained attention around the world, and details of the robodebt royal commission will be announced by the Albanese government.

Crikey

Australia’s defamation laws favour the reputations of the rich and powerful. Why?

Changes to defamation law in Australia are supposed to give publishers a ‘public interest’ defence. But no one wants to be the test case.

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Anthony Albanese to release solicitor-general's advice on secret Morrison ministries

The Prime Minister confirms he will publicly release legal advice on his predecessor Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five ministries on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison’s secret ministries: were they legal? And what happens next?

Albanese has sought legal advice on the matter while the Greens and crossbenchers say former PM should face a parliamentary investigation

Crikey

Are Scott Morrison’s actions understandable? A constitutional expert weighs in

It’s possible to see the logic behind some of the former PM’s decision-making. But not all. Regardless, we must ensure they can’t recur.

The Guardian - AU

The Australian’s buried scoop on Morrison raises the question: who knew what, when?

Oz journalists criticised for sitting on dynamite revelations of grab for power for two years. Plus: journalism’s gender gap

Crikey

Rolling back the red carpet

Australia has evicted Russia from its new embassy in Canberra and Australia’s biggest polluters face having to cut emissions by 6% a year.

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Revelations of secret portfolios held by Scott Morrison have dominated headlines this week. What happened, when and who knew about it?

The former prime minister took on the health portfolio in secret in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, before appointing himself to four more ministries over the next year. Why did he do it and who knew?

Crikey

So many questions, so few answers. We asked a lawyer to unravel Morrison’s biggest lies

You’re wondering just what the former prime minister did, what it meant and how he got away with it, aren’t you? Let’s try to make sense of it all.

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