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Scott Morrison lashes out at Crikey, says Australians aren’t interested in ‘juvenile debates’ about whether he’s told lies

Prime Minister Scott Morrison admits politicians get facts wrong but says Australian’s aren’t interested in whether he’s told lies.

Crikey

Diplomacy is essential to a peaceful world, so why did DFAT's funding go backwards in the budget?

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia faces “its most difficult and dangerous security environment” since the second world war. Labor leader Anthony Albanese has made similar comments.

The Conversation

Zali Steggall more likely to support Coalition in hung parliament if Scott Morrison dumped

Independent MP, who could hold balance of power, says she has ‘grave concerns’ over PM’s leadership and influence of the Nationals

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Scott Morrison says Australia will send Bushmasters to Ukraine and fill Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request

The Prime Minister says Australia will fly a number of the armoured vehicles to Ukraine, after a public plea from the nation's wartime President.

ABC News

A viral meme claims 35.5 per cent of Australian seniors live in relative poverty. Here's why it's bunkum

A years-old meme comparing the poverty rate for Australians aged over 65 to rates in other OECD countries has resurfaced, as cost of living concerns dominate federal election coverage. But its data is out-of-date, and its methodology is lacking.

ABC News

Budget retort

Good morning, early birds. Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has promised a $2.5 billion aged care package in his budget reply, and Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was charged with spy offences in China, has had her verdict deferred after a secret one-day trial. It’s the news you need to know,…

Crikey

Morning mail: fears over China and Russia, Mariupol evacuation attempt, Australians wait for excise cut

Friday: EU leaders urged to tell China it will face sanctions if it offers military aid to Russia. Plus: what’s new to streaming in Australia this April.

The Guardian - AU

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Final nail hammered into PEP-11's coffin

The federal government has taken the final step to stop a controversial offshore gas exploration project off the Hunter and Central Coast.

Newcastle Herald

The Morrison government's $50 million gas handout undermines climate targets and does nothing to improve energy security

Tuesday night’s federal budget confirmed the Morrison government will spend A$50.3 million on gas projects in the Northern Territory, South Australia and the east coast.

The Conversation

Australia to send army vehicles to Ukraine

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed Australia will meet a request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and send Bushmaster army vehicles.

AAP

Jacqui Lambie unloads on Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Q+A over Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and the federal budget

On Q+A, independent senator Jacqui Lambie suggests outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has been unfairly ousted due to her sex, and backs the claims Senator Fierravanti-Wells made about the Prime Minister's alleged poor character.

ABC News

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese treads cautious path in navigating around giveaway budget

It’s a paradox. The Morrison government, in deep trouble, has produced a budget that’s shamelessly designed to try to buy votes. But Labor, censorious in its rhetoric, has found itself having to embrace the budget’s central measures.

The Conversation

‘Autocratic agenda’: Scott Morrison faces mounting bullying allegations

The PM finds himself fighting fresh claims about his character, including that he has a "bullying” agenda and treats opponents disrespectfully.

The New Daily

Scott Morrison accused of using public resources to fight Liberal factional war

Prime Minister Scott Morrison stands accused of deploying public resources to help him win a longrunning internal battle over Liberal party preselections.

The New Daily

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy asks Australia to send armoured vehicles to help fight Russia

Ukrainian president’s address to federal parliament came after Scott Morrison called Vladimir Putin a ‘war criminal’ in strongest condemnation yet

The Independent UK

Ukrainian president requests Australian armored vehicles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed directly to Australian lawmakers for more help in its war against Russia including armored vehicles and tougher sanctions

ABC News

Scott Morrison, Michaelia Cash facing questions about using Solicitor-General in Liberal matter

Australia's Prime Minister and Attorney-General are facing questions about whether they abused their powers to instruct the Commonwealth Solicitor-General for partisan reasons in a bid to resolve a Liberal Party preselection stoush.

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Liberal senator Hollie Hughes defends Prime Minister, accuses Concetta Fierravanti-Wells of bullying

Following a nine-minute speech to the Senate earlier this week by Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells excoriating the Prime Minister, Liberal senator Hollie Hughes has sensationally accused her Senate colleague of being a bully while defending Scott Morrison's character.

ABC News

Federated States of Micronesia calls on Solomon Islands to reconsider security treaty with China

Federated States of Micronesia President David Panuelo writes to his Solomon Islands counterpart over fears his country's new security ties could put the Pacific at the centre of geopolitical tensions between China and the US.

AAP

Libs use top law officer in faction fight

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's use of the solicitor-general in an internal Liberal Party court battle has been questioned in parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison and Perrottet fail in bid to have high court resolve NSW preselection crisis

Labor targets attorney general for engaging top lawyer at taxpayer expense for ‘NSW Liberal party factional war’

The Conversation

Does the pre-election budget address ways to realistically 'close the gap' for Indigenous people?

As Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the federal government’s pre-election budget on Tuesday night, I watched in anticipation to see what it would hold for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

The New Daily

Grace Tame condemns Scott Morrison for condoning Smith’s Oscar-night assault

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has slammed Scott Morrison after the PM appeared to condone Will Smith's Oscars-night assault on Chris Rock.

The Conversation

The budget hands out $21 billion for 'regional Australia', but a quarter of it is going to a single project in Queensland

This years’s budget has offered up “unprecedented” funding for regional Australia, according to the Morrison government’s budget sell.

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