The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

Good morning, early birds. Tensions mount within the Liberal Party over federal interference in preselection and choice of candidates, and Telstra has committed up to $1.6 billion for new infrastructure. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

A flurry of categorical denials by senior ministers has followed the report a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho”.

‘We’re working away to get the timing right,’ Scott Morrison says of inbound tourism

PM dismisses 280-page report that finds Israel is perpetrating apartheid against Palestinians, saying ‘no country is perfect’

The leaking and use of text messages purportedly between former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and a member of federal cabinet, in which Prime Minister Scott Morrison is described as “a horrible, horrible man”, “a complete psycho” and “a fraud” raise several serious ethical issues.

A flurry of categorical denials by senior ministers has followed the report that a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho” in a text exchange with then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian during the summer bushfires of 2019-20.

In a comprehensive report released this week, human rights group Amnesty International said Israel "enforces a system of oppression and domination" against all Palestinians.

Scott Morrison this week admitted he didn’t know how much staples cost. Given similar questions have undone other politicians perhaps he was wise not to take a stab

Grace Tame has addressed her tense exchange with Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week. She says abuse culture is dependent on "submissive smiles and self-defeating surrenders".

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has denied she is the cabinet minister who called Prime Minister Scott Morrison a “psycho” and a “fraud”.

Voters hate internal bickering. So dragging a wild factional brawl into the public domain is not a winning strategy