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Scott Morrison has left in doubt the future of Christian Porter as Attorney-General, saying he is presently considering advice on Porter’s situation in the context of the “ministerial guidelines”.
One notable characteristic of Morrison is how his mood can turn on a dime - that was notable at his press conference on Tuesday morning, where he discussed the treatment of women in parliament.
The government has immediately sacked a staffer after Network Ten reported that a whistleblower had provided footage recorded in Parliament House “of men engaged in blatant sex acts”.
Phil Gaetjen’s evidence before senate estimates today, raise questions as to whether Scott Morrison deliberately concealed the truth during question time last week.
Despite hopes it might be otherwise, the new round of the gender wars has become as rugged and nasty as their cousins, the culture and history wars.
Zali Steggall on Monday’s march and Scott Morrison’s response
Michelle discusses the culture of parliament house, and climate change, with independent MP Zali Steggall.
Times of crisis, like the COVID pandemic, can create opportunities for governments. But the Morrison government has instead created policy gridlock.
The government is gifting 8,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Papua New Guinea for frontline health workers, and is requesting an additional 1,000,000 doses from European authorities for the pacific nation.
The Morrison government is counting on the news cycle moving on and protesters giving up.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s strong ratings in the Newspoll and Essential poll suggest the slow vaccine rollout and anger among women might not be hurting the government yet.
Christian Porter on Monday gave notice that he’s determined to stage a fightback, however damaged his ministerial career might appear at the moment.
Labor has hit the front in Newspoll, with a 52-48% two-party lead.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
Scott Morrison needs a lot of good fortune by May if he’s to enjoy a good run into the budget.
Nearly 800,000 half-price air tickets for travel to and from holiday areas will be provided under a $1.2 billion program to support aviation and tourism.
The alleged Islamic State ‘terrorist’ was deprived of her citizenship under a now-abandoned automatic process, without any Australian official evaluating her case.
Health Minister Greg Hunt was admitted to hospital on Tuesday with “a suspected infection”.
Scott Morrison will announce a $1.2 billion extension of the government’s wage subsidy for businesses taking on apprentices, as the government starts to roll out targeted assistance for the post-JobKeeper economy.
Morrison is long-winded on questions he wants to answer; curt on the one’s he does not. But now, he is coming up against a rising tide of anger.
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