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The Morrison government’s hallmark of making big announcements but failing to deliver looks bad – broken promises being a subset of a reputation for lying.

A Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 15-20 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 35% of the primary vote (steady since January), the Coalition 33% (down one), the Greens 10% (down one), One Nation 3% (steady), independents 10% (down one) and others 9% (up three).

Prime minister says Claire Chandler’s ‘save women’s sports’ proposal, which has been criticised by equality advocates, is ‘terrific’

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Russia should “unconditionally withdraw” from Ukrainian territory and cease to threaten its neighbors

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said an Australian surveillance plane was doing its job when it was "put under threat" with a laser from a Chinese navy ship, rejecting Beijing's assertion the plane came too close.

The majority of Australians support a position which is the polar opposite to the government’s current tub-thumping on national security

Prime minister Scott Morrison says Australia makes ‘no apology’ for location of surveillance plane

The Morrison government is considering a range of visa options for Ukrainians who might have to flee their country, as it prepares for the possibility of a major Russian invasion in eastern Europe.