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Dutton was briefed five times on US-Australia talks over impact of war crimes allegations on alliance

Exclusive: Documents show officials raised concerns SAS might be mentioned in US state department’s human rights report

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer dives for gold, $41bn worth

Clive Palmer’s company Zeph Investments claims the Commonwealth breached a free trade agreement over coal exploration permits and wants $41 billion in damages, and according to Indigenous Bunurong oral history, Harold Holt is swimming in mermaid country.

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The ‘dole-bludger’ myth can die now — the real cheats were highly paid public servants

The royal commission made clear what we already knew: the only dangers to the welfare system are public servants and policy makers.

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How bureaucrats and Morrison misled a government and created a lethal policy

Bureaucrats in the Department of Human Services worked hard to overcome advice that robodebt was illegal, and misled cabinet into backing it — along with their minister, Scott Morrison.

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Why Liberals still don’t understand women’s anger

Some Liberals may think they are terribly clever in politically scalping Katy Gallagher, but many women see only political point-scoring.

Crikey

At least three senior Liberals pushed back against Indigenous voice opposition in shadow cabinet meeting

Exclusive: Simon Birmingham, Marise Payne and Paul Fletcher spoke out against plan as Julian Leeser proposed allowing MPs a free say

The Guardian - AU

Robert accused of ‘misleading Australian public’ over robodebt

Bill Shorten has accused Morrison govt minister Stuart Robert of misleading the Australian public after his evidence to the robodebt inquiry.

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Robodebt royal commission: the questions that remain as inquiry’s final public hearings begin

Outlines for the upcoming hearings on the Coalition’s flawed debt recovery scheme show where the investigation may be headed next

The Guardian - AU

Former Australian PM Scott Morrison likens west’s ‘appeasement’ of China to Munich agreement with Hitler

Speech in Tokyo draws parallel with pre-second world war agreement, and claims credit for urging others to stand up to Beijing ‘bullying’

The Guardian - AU

Victim's terror over false $65k robodebt

An aged pensioner has spoken of the terror and trauma when hit with a false $65,000 debt thanks to the unlawful robodebt income calculation method.

AAP

‘Are you listening?’: Morrison draws wrath of royal commissioner

Scott Morrison has been upbraided for his poor listening skills as he faced the Robodebt royal commission.

The New Daily

Morrison repeatedly told to answer robodebt questions directly and avoid unnecessary ‘rhetoric’

‘Mr Morrison, please just listen to the question.’ Officials at the robodebt royal commission have had some trouble keeping the ex-PM on topic.

Crikey

Scott Morrison faces a grilling over his role in creating the robodebt scheme

The former PM’s evidence to the royal commission today follows a lengthy appearance by Senator Marise Payne yesterday.

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Ex-PM Morrison grilled at robodebt inquiry

Former PM Scott Morrison has claimed he was not privy to departmental discussions over the legality of robodebt in a colourful royal commission hearing.

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‘I don’t know’: Marise Payne unsure why advice for legal change to robodebt disappeared from policy plan

‘Essentially responsibility is always borne by ministers,’ the then human services minister tells royal commission into doomed scheme

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Marise Payne tells Robodebt inquiry she doesn't know when need for legislative changes 'dropped off the radar'

Former Coalition minister Marise Payne tells the Robodebt inquiry the scheme's priority was to make sure the "right people" got the "right amounts".

ABC News

Robodebt inquiry, set to hear from Coalition members, hears Services Australia staff were alarmed about scheme

Ahead of Scott Morrison and Marise Payne appearing before the robodebt royal commission, the inquiry has heard Services Australia staff were "incensed" and "alarmed" about the scheme.

The Guardian - AU

PM pays tribute to police killed in shooting – as it happened

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Former minister to front robodebt inquiry

Former foreign minister Marise Payne will appear at a royal commission into the failed robodebt scheme she helped launch.

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Incompetent, deceptive or both: why did defence hide the real cost of its submarines and ships?

The Defence Department insists it has no clue why it misled the public on the cost of massive naval programs.

AAP

Morrison to appear at robodebt inquiry

Scott Morrison and his former ministerial colleague Marise Payne have been confirmed to appear at the next round of robodebt royal commission hearings.

The Guardian - AU

Taxpayers to fund legal costs of Scott Morrison and other former ministers related to robodebt royal commission

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has approved expenses for six former Coalition frontbenchers

ABC News

Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping meeting marks potential thawing of relations. Here's what drove the freeze

It's been six years since the Chinese president sat down with an Australian leader, as trade wars, China's growing presence in the Pacific and diplomatic spats soured relations.

The Guardian - AU

Documents reveal Australia’s efforts to stay neutral as Donald Trump claimed electoral fraud

US political insider admits there are ‘reasons to worry’ for its democracy as allies wonder at damage done to the west’s credibility

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Plan to rescue women and children trapped in ‘one of the worst places in the world’

Dozens of women and children in Syria who are "trapped in one of the worst places in the world" will be extracted and returned to Australia after years

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