Politics
Federal
People under 60 can get informed consent for AstraZeneca from any vaccine provider
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said younger people could have that important informed consent conversation with any medical vaccination provider.
- by Rachel Clun
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Federal politics
Man charged over Brittany Higgins rape allegation denies any sexual activity
The lawyer for a 26-year-old man charged over an alleged rape in Parliament House says his client denies any sexual activity took place.
- by David Crowe
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Vaccination
High risk businesses in COVID-19 hotspots to get mandatory vax backing
Prime Minister Scott Morrison listed retail stores and supermarkets as among the businesses most likely to be allowed to require vaccination.
- by Nick Bonyhady
‘Half full’ Phil: RBA governor rebuffs recession fears
Governor Philip Lowe says the economy will shrink in the September quarter due to the latest lockdowns before rebounding in the final three months of the year, making a recession “quite unlikely”.
- by Jennifer Duke and Shane Wright
China Daily attacks News Corp reporter Sharri Markson over Wuhan lab leak coverage
As the lab leak theory has gained traction, Chinese state-owned media outlets taken aim at News Corp reporter Sharri Markson.
- by Lisa Visentin
Accountability blame game
Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher is asked to explain how $660 million of taxpayers’ money was given to a handful of Coalition-held seats in the run-up to the 2019 election.
‘Ten is far too young’: Federal Labor considering age of criminal responsibility
Federal Labor has strengthened its language on raising the age of criminal responsibility, adding pressure to Labor states and territories.
- by Cameron Gooley
Opinion
Australia's Pandemic
Pandemic probe: There must be an inquiry into what went wrong
There was a royal commission into the Rudd government’s pink batts program. Its problems pale against the importance of, and the inadequacies in, the vaccine rollout.
- by Michelle Grattan
Analysis
Corruption
Death of accountability, one car park space at a time
Coalition MPs laughed ... but the government’s approach to accountability around its car park program would arouse a saint’s wrath.
- by Shane Wright
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Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
PM’s sermon to his worried troops from a ‘muddy track’
Scott Morrison has told his MPs they’re in a tough spot, but can still win. Anthony Albanese’s ranks, meanwhile, are not free of worry.
- by David Crowe