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'I don't think, I know': how 5 words from the French president triggered a ruinous run on Morrison's character

It really started unravelling for Scott Morrison on All Saints Day, November 1 2021, when French President Emmanuel Macron branded him a liar.

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We Need To Talk About Australia’s Role In Radicalising The Buffalo Shooter Into White Supremacy

The Buffalo shooter was inspired by Christchurch and Australian white supremacy to carry out his racist attack on Black Americans.

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Racism in Australia is about the structures that ensure non-white people don’t get a fair go

The Towke allegations only serve to highlight that those who hold decision-making power in Australia look and sound like our prime minister

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Sticks and stones

Good morning, early birds. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been confronted by a pensioner over broken election promises, and according to analysis crossbench MPs Helen Haines, Zali Steggall and Rebekha Sharkie have voted with Labor two thirds of the time during this Parliament. It’s the news you need to know,…

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PM attempts to brush off pub altercation

Scott Morrison has been yelled at by a disability pensioner who accused the prime minister of failing to listen to the needs of older people.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison confronted by local resident while campaigning at Edgeworth Tavern in Newcastle

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is accused of failing to support older Australians manage the rising cost of living during an unannounced visit to a Newcastle pub.

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Michael Towke Says A Minister Texted Him Support Amid The Racism Allegations Against The PM

Towke alleged the unnamed Cabinet Minister said 'I believe you' in a text.

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Michael Towke claims cabinet minister texted ‘I believe you’ following allegations against Scott Morrison

Towke claims minister messaged ‘do what you feel you need to do’ after he alleged Morrison in 2007 suggested he couldn’t be trusted because he was Lebanese

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Dear Leslie, that story about Scott Morrison accusing his rival of being a ‘Moslem’ has triggered me

Crikey’s resident ethicist Dr Leslie Cannold explains how personal tales of unjustified marginalisation can have a network effect.

Crikey

Scott Morrison says he intervened in NSW pre-selection to protect 'great women', infuriating one of his own senators

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he made the controversial decision to intervene in some pre-selections in New South Wales because he is "very serious about having great women" in his ranks.

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Bully for us

Good morning, early birds. Outgoing NSW Liberal Catherine Cusack is the latest to accuse Prime Minister Scott Morrison of “self-serving ruthless bullying”, and the final IPCC report shows that instead of reducing emissions by 45% by 2030 we are on track to increase them by 14%. It’s the news you…

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Liberal MP accuses Scott Morrison of ‘ruthless bullying’ and scheming at the expense of flood victims

NSW upper house member Catherine Cusack claims prime minister has ruined the Liberal party and says she will not vote for re-election of Coalition government

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison branded ‘compulsive liar’ by former preselection rival Michael Towke

Prime minister says allegations he raised his opponent’s Lebanese heritage in 2007 internal contest ‘absolutely outrageous’

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How Murdoch ended Towke’s run and opened the door for Scott Morrison

Murdoch’s Sydney tabloid played a pivotal role in decimating the reputation of Michael Towke, paving the way for Morrison.

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Smears for fears

Good morning, early birds. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit out at allegations that he racially smeared a competitor when both were battling it out for Cook preselections in 2007, and the IPCC will today release the third and final instalment of their climate series. It’s the news you need…

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Labor ahead 54-46% in post-budget Newspoll, as Morrison rejects claims of racist tactics in his preselection fight

Labor’s two-party lead has been cut back slightly, to 54-46%, and its primary vote has fallen in the post-budget Newspoll. But Anthony Albanese would have a strong win if the latest poll were reproduced at the election.

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Scott Morrison dismisses preselection allegations as ‘bitter and malicious slurs’, insists party is united ahead of federal election

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists his party is united ahead of the federal election as he again denies allegations he asked Liberal Party members to vote against a preselection rival due to his Lebanese heritage in 2007.

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Scott Morrison Denies Using His Lib Opponent’s Lebanese Ethnicity Against Him To Become An MP

“He (Morrison) was adamant and explicit that a candidate of Lebanese heritage could not hold the seat of Cook, especially after the Cronulla riots.”

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The Guardian - AU

Michael Towke repeats claims after PM denies raising his Lebanese heritage in 2007 preselection fight

Scott Morrison has denied he said 15 years ago that Towke was a Muslim or that he couldn’t be trusted because he was a Lebanese-Australia

The Guardian - AU

Severe weather and flood warnings – as it happened

Dangerous flash flooding possible in East Gippsland; NSW reports 11 Covid deaths and 16,807 new cases; Victoria has two deaths and 9,008 cases; Towke breaks silence over 2007 preselection fight with Morrison. This blog is now closed

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Scott Morrison says he did not ask Liberal preselectors in 2007 to vote against Michael Towke due to his Lebanese heritage

Prime Minister Scott Morrison denies explosive allegations that he asked Liberal Party members to vote against a preselection rival due to his Lebanese background while fighting to become the party's candidate for Cook in 2007.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison denies falsely claiming 2007 preselection rival Michael Towke was a Muslim

Prime minister says he did not say Towke was a Muslim or suggest he couldn’t be trusted because he was Lebanese

Crikey

Fierravanti-Wells opens up the weeping sore of NSW Libs’ factional warfare

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells is leaving no one in two minds about her views of the NSW Liberal Party. What will the press gallery do?

Crikey

‘Morrison is not fit to be prime minister’: a departing Liberal speaks her mind…

‘Morrison is not interested in rules-based order. It is his way or the highway — an autocrat and a bully who has no moral compass.’

AAP

Outgoing Liberal senator lashes Morrison

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells - who lost a winnable spot on the NSW Liberal Senate ticket - has savaged Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a fiery speech.

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