This Month
- Opinion
- Federal budget
The Coalition swings back to the immigration playbook
The irony is that Peter Dutton of all people should understand how complicated migration numbers really are.
- Laura Tingle
- Opinion
- Federal budget
GST and gas show a government that’s still out of tune
A huge GST handout to WA and a report that gives a free pass to the state’s gas industry show how far parochial toadying in the west will go.
- Laura Tingle
January
- Opinion
- Renewables
Wetland or ocean wind farm? The choice is easy this time
There’s little chance of Victoria ever building its offshore turbines. But this week’s veto of the state’s plans contained an important precedent on the use of net zero in the environment legislation.
- Matthew Warren
July 2023
- Opinion
- Higher Education Summit
A light tap on the door of uni opportunity
The recommendation from the review of universities, to help disadvantaged students, just scratches the surface of broader reform of Australia’s higher education sector.
- Jennifer Hewett
January 2023
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Letters: Pointing to Morrison’s flaws is no sledge
Scott Morrison deserved censure; standards for future housing; Voice can do no harm; tackling agricultural emissions; gas is not a transit fuel; Laura Tingle’s views on climate change.
December 2022
Scott Morrison wanted secret ministry for FIRB powers
The former prime minister sought secret authority over the treasury portfolio to give himself final say on foreign investment proposals, undercutting Josh Frydenberg.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Labor heads into the new year with a burst of energy
Voters are so far positive about the Albanese government, even though its power bill relief and other policy initiatives tend to lack political razzmatazz.
- Laura Tingle
- Opinion
- Satire
Why stop now? There’s a lot more ScoMo can be censured for
Beyond the multiple ministries, there are plenty of other skeletons in the former PM’s cupboard.
- Rowan Dean
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Letters: Some comfort in the censure
Scott Morrison censure motion; east coast gas reservation; every change isn’t reform; David Pocock’s IR bill role; insurance and climate-induced disasters.
November 2022
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Morrison deserves censure, but not the pile-on
Scott Morrison deserved to be censured by parliament. But Labor and the media now need to move on from their obsession with the former prime minister.
- The AFR View
Defiant Morrison censured for secret portfolios
Scott Morrison has apologised for not disclosing his secret ministries but argued three of the five were warranted.
- Updated
- Phillip Coorey
Morrison to be censured, but Coalition won’t join in
Former prime minister Scott Morrison will be censured by parliament this week, but his Coalition colleagues believe the move is gratuitous.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Opinion
Morrison’s multiple ministries fated to remain a mystery
It’s now even harder to fathom why Scott Morrison thought this was a good idea. But the tactical gift to Labor is clear enough.
- Laura Tingle
Bell report reveals Morrison’s ‘cult of secrecy’ and sixth portfolio bid
Anthony Albanese hasn’t ruled out a parliamentary censure of Scott Morrison over his predecessor’s multiple ministries.
- Andrew Tillett
October 2022
- Exclusive
- Legal industry
Morrison’s extra roles ‘invalid’: former High Court judge
Former High Court justice Bill Gummow disagrees with the solicitor-general on the legality of Scott Morrison’s extra portfolios
- Michael Pelly
September 2022
Morrison probe seeks public submissions
An inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret self-appointments to several ministries is taking submissions.
- Tess Ikonomou
August 2022
Judge to examine Morrison secret ministries, including role of GG
Scott Morrison could be dragged before an inquiry with the same powers as a Royal Commission if he declines to cooperate with an independent probe.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Review
Morrison’s secret appointments are a slippery slope
Levels of political trust in Australia are among the lowest in the world and this latest saga will not help matters.
- Lydia Khalil
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Labor must focus on voters, not hounding Morrison
There is an accountability and political dividend from the three probes into the Morrison era. But the main game for voters today is the cost of living.
- Phillip Coorey
Kyiv hit by missiles, Ukraine official says
A new missile attack confirmed to have hit Kyiv; 22 Ukraine civilians were killed, train set alight in missile strike yesterday; US to let students cancel up to $US10,000 in loans. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Georgie Moore and Campbell Kwan
