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The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

Australia’s fortunes rise as Anthony Albanese demonstrates statecraft

Anthony Albanese subverted expectations this week, perhaps not for the last time in his career.

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: A lot may be changing in China-Australia relations, but a lot is staying the same

In retrospect, there were various signposts pointing to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ice-breaking meeting with Anthony Albanese in Bali on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Emmanuel Macron accuses Scott Morrison of provoking 'nuclear confrontation' with China

The French president has accused former prime minister Scott Morrison of provoking "nuclear confrontation" with China as result of his decision to tear up a $90bn submarine contract with France.

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Australia told to end new fossil fuel subsidies if it wants Pacific support to host climate summit

Vanuatu’s climate change minister says Pacific support for Australian bid should be conditional

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen takes leadership role in Cop27 talks as John Kerry praises Australia’s climate U-turn

Australian climate change minister asked to take over struggling summit negotiations over how to fund climate financing for poor countries

The Guardian - AU

State of emergency

A record spill from the Wyangala Dam in NSW is about to smash its way through the Central West, and WA Premier Mark McGowan will hold crisis talks about the reported abhorrent treatment of child detainees in his state.

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Paul Bongiorno: Albanese treads a fine line at home and abroad on China

Anthony Albanese has confirmed that he has secured a one-on-one meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in Indonesia.

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Australian climate minister to target World Bank’s response to crisis in Cop27 speech

Australia is back as a ‘constructive collaborator’ in negotiations, Chris Bowen will tell summit, as he calls for more commitment from institutions

The Guardian - AU

Friends in need and deed

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s loyalty to his boss Scott Morrison didn’t work out well for him, but US President Joe Biden’s friendship with PM Anthony Albanese played out well for Australia at the East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh on Sunday.

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Australia has power to do more on climate

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Andrews redefined by crises-plagued term

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has Labor in the box seat to win a third consecutive state election come November 26 despite a string of crises.

AAP

The Robodebt royal commission has wrapped up for now. Here are some of the key takeaways

The Robodebt royal commission hears startling evidence with senior bureaucrats admitting they didn't follow legal advice, were too busy to raise concerns or didn't think it was their responsibility. Here's how the two weeks of hearings wrapped up.

ABC News

Conspiracy or stuff up? Robodebt royal commission probes how far up the chain of command blame falls

The first two weeks of hearings into the unlawful welfare scheme sought to answer a central question: how could this happen?

The Guardian - AU

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in Cambodia ahead of ASEAN and East Asia Summits

The prime minister touches down in Phnom Penh ahead of crucial talks with South-East Asian leaders likely to be dominated by China's aggression in the region and the effects of the war in Ukraine.

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The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Oil industry surrenders to white middle-class activism

The world's largest oil corporations have shut down due to a National Art Gallery protest described as "very, very Canberra".

Al Jazeera

Australia’s Albanese hopes to ask Xi to lift trade restrictions

Australian leader says he wants to develop relationship with China based on cooperation and the national interest.

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt likely a ‘stuff up’ rather than a ‘conspiracy’, former department boss tells inquiry

Royal commission also shown key 2015 document confirming Scott Morrison’s request for welfare ‘compliance’ measures

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AFP finds nothing to see here in illegal superspreading of Turnbull book

The Australian Federal Police has decided we should move on from Scott Morrison’s staff illegally circulating Malcolm Turnbull’s book. Publishers see a double standard.

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Mark Dreyfus says the government's anti-corruption commission legislation honours its election commitment 'in both form and substance'. Is that correct?

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the government's National Anti-Corruption Commission bill honours Labor's election promise "in both form and substance". Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

Senior bureaucrat Serena Wilson admits in Robodebt inquiry to breaching public servants' code of conduct

The inquiry hears Ms Wilson received advice in 2015 showing the illegal income-averaging proposal that became Robodebt was unlawful but it still reached then-social services minister Scott Morrison.

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt royal commission: official says she failed to tell Scott Morrison scheme could be unlawful

Serena Wilson says she lacked the ‘courage’ to speak up after being made aware of legal advice

AAP

Public servant 'ashamed' about robodebt

An ex-deputy department secretary says she should have done more to stop the robodebt scheme from running as long as it did but she "lacked courage".

Al Jazeera

Australian PM says ‘positive thing’ to meet China’s Xi

Anthony Albanese expresses support for dialogue after years of strained ties between China and Australia.

The Conversation

After decades putting the brakes on global action, does Australia deserve to host UN climate talks with Pacific nations?

As the COP27 climate talks got underway in Egypt this week, climate and energy minister Chris Bowen announced Australia would bid to co-host the annual United Nations climate summit with Pacific island nations in 2026.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition complains of ‘witch-hunt’ during question time – as it happened

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