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Damage done: PM struggles to change the message
Scott Morrison should be basking in the glory of a vaccine rollout and a remarkable economic recovery. Instead, two of his senior ministers are on the ropes. Where did it all go wrong?
- Phillip Coorey
France now says it may join Italy in blocking vaccine exports
The move comes after Italy blocked 250,000 vaccine doses meant for Australia; Darwin’s quarantine camp will have its capacity more than doubled. Follow updates here.
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- Hannah Wootton, Timothy Moore and Natasha Rudra
Porter will co-operate with any coronial inquest: PM
Scott Morrison says Christian Porter would co-operate with any coronial inquest but there will be no other extra-judicial inquiry.
- Phillip Coorey and Tom McIlroy
Voters rate states above Morrison for COVID-19 response
Voters are giving the state premiers more credit than the Morrison government for the country’s good response to the pandemic.
- Phillip Coorey
Australia launches diplomatic push after Italy blocks vaccine export
The federal government was told on Wednesday night that AstraZeneca deliveries from Europe could be compromised.
- Andrew Tillett and Tom McIlroy
WA Liberal leader sounds alarm on business donations
WA premier Mark McGowan has hit back at suggestions businesses must pay a price to get the ear of his Labor government.
- Brad Thompson
Opinion & Analysis
Green eggs and ham and a great green power scam
Some of Dr. Seuss’ greatest texts have been banned. Here’s one that you were not meant to see.
Columnist
There’s no justice in bypassing the legal system
The push against sexism is a just cause. But it is going to far to take a case out of the justice system.
Editorial
What if it wasn’t Christian Porter facing the allegations?
Scott Morrison’s acceptance of the Attorney-General’s version sits uncomfortably with his rhetoric on believing the victim.
Columnist
Letters of 5 March 2021: Super can work for aged care
Aged care, superannuation, tax, Medicare levy, Dr Seuss, interest rates, retirees, political correctness, Elon Musk, Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin, renewables
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Green eggs and ham and a great green power scam
Some of Dr. Seuss’ greatest texts have been banned. Here’s one that you were not meant to see.
- Rowan Dean
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There’s no justice in bypassing the legal system
The push against sexism is a just cause. But it is going to far to take a case out of the justice system.
- The AFR View
Tensions rise over Wagner’s 1000-bed quarantine facility
The Queensland and federal governments are at loggerheads over a 1000-bed quarantine facility proposed in Toowoomba, as Aspen Medical pitches to provide COVID-19 healthcare to the facility.
- Ronald Mizen
‘Outside chance’ Cormann on the brink of snaring OECD’s top job
With only days left, the battle for the OECD’s top job has reached a “very delicate” stage, but some in Canberra are quietly confident the former finance minister can pull it off.
- Jacob Greber
Labor is doing it the ‘right’ way in upside-down WA
Mark McGowan is riding a popularity wave in WA as voters backed his hard-border policy during the pandemic, but Labor’s support is also coming from some unlikely places.
- Brad Thompson
NT quarantine camp to double amid backlog of stranded Australians
National cabinet has also ticked off on a proposal to allow Pacific Island farm workers to quarantine in their home country before coming to Australia.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Political leadership
What if it wasn’t Christian Porter facing the allegations?
Scott Morrison’s acceptance of the Attorney-General’s version sits uncomfortably with his rhetoric on believing the victim.
- Laura Tingle
VicRoads seeks private partner for new $1.8b car rego system
Victoria is seeking an IT partner for its vehicle registration system, which would pay some or all of the costs in return for getting a share of the revenue.
- Tom Burton
Italy blocks AstraZeneca vaccine export to Australia
The veto of 250,000 doses has drawn the Morrison government further into Europe’s outbreak of inoculation nationalism.
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- Hans van Leeuwen and Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Letters of 5 March 2021: Super can work for aged care
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This Month
Fears ‘superspreader’ may have infected Qld plane passengers
Queensland authorities say six travellers have been infected from one flight; Defence Minister Linda Reynolds apologises for calling a former staffer “a lying cow”; SA will give Australia’s first AstraZeneca vaccine injections.
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- Tom McIlroy, Timothy Moore and Natasha Rudra
Business ups pressure on national cabinet to end border closures
Snap closures and lockdowns are the biggest impediment to economic recovery but the national cabinet is unlikely to reach a consensus to end the confusion.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
After the show trial, there’s no way to know the truth
All sides are playing politics with the allegations against Christian Porter. And an independent inquiry can never tell us what really happened.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Federal election
Morrison defends rule of law over the tribe
Scott Morrison is arguing that the rule of law is fundamental to the proper functioning of liberal democracies such as Australia. But the political pandemic is overwhelming that logic.
- Jennifer Hewett
Aged care tax killed off
Josh Frydenberg says growing the economy is the best way to fund a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the aged care sector, all but ruling out a new hit on taxpayers.
- Tom McIlroy
Rare earth miners cheer Morrison plan but call for ‘real’ support
Canberra needs to ramp up its expertise in assessing critical minerals projects to make successful Scott Morrison’s plan to expand domestic manufacturing.
- Jacob Greber and Peter Ker
Alleged victim’s family seeks inquiry as PM stands firm
The family of a woman allegedly raped in 1988 has requested an inquiry into their daughter’s death. The government believes a coronial inquest will suffice.
- Phillip Coorey
Qld quarantine camp a ‘no-brainer’, says Wagner Group
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will raise the issue of quarantine camps at the national cabinet meeting on Friday.
- Mark Ludlow
Revealed: Data centre rivals funded ASPI report into market giant
A report by influential Canberra think tank ASPI is at the centre of a secretive lobbying effort against Australia’s largest data centre operator.
- Tom Burton
