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View from The Hill: 'Player' Mike Pezzullo undone by power play

Mike Pezzullo, one of Canberra’s most powerful and certainly most controversial public servants, cannot survive the revelation of the trove of text messages showing him blatantly inserting himself into the political process.

The Conversation

Senior Australian public servant steps aside during probe of encrypted texts to premiers' friend

A senior Australian public servant has stepped aside while an investigation is underway into allegations that he sent encrypted messages to undermine some ministers and promote others to further his own career

The Independent UK

Home affairs department head Michael Pezzullo standing aside pending investigation over leaked texts

The home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said she was ‘aware’ of reporting by Nine of the texts, which include comments about political figures

The Guardian - AU

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Coming soon to Fox? Tony Abbott, the Australian former PM who said climate crisis was ‘absolute crap’

Rupert Murdoch hailed him as a ‘conviction politician’ but in Australia he is well known for accusations of misogyny and climate scepticism

The Guardian - AU

From dictator to trailblazer, MPs react to Murdoch move

Politicians, many of whom have been in the firing line of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, have given mixed reactions to news of his retirement.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Australia reacts to Murdoch transition; Dark Mofo on hold for 2024; and another ex-employee sues Lizzo

Rupert Murdoch, 92, steps down from leading his media empire, with his son, Lachlan, set to take over

The Guardian - AU

Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says Rupert Murdoch’s ‘anger-tainment’ damaged the democratic world

Longstanding Murdoch critic says mogul leaves ‘hell of a legacy’, as minister suggests he will still play ‘very big role’

The Guardian - AU

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The Prime Ministerial peril of changing horses mid-stream

To lead Labour to victory again, Chris Hipkins would have to repeat the feat of one of New Zealand's greatest leaders Peter Fraser, writes John Bishop.

Newsroom.co.nz

Modern prime ministers have typically left parliament soon after defeat. So why doesn't Scott Morrison?

With each passing month, Scott Morrison is developing into a post-prime-ministership peculiarity. Well over a year since voters cast him from power, he remains limpet-like in the House of Representatives, defying speculation that he is ready to quit parliament and trigger a byelection in his New South Wales seat of…

The Conversation

‘Yes’ optimistic as Australia sets date for Indigenous ‘Voice’ referendum

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says country will vote on proposal that could change it ‘for the better’ on October 14.

Al Jazeera

The Vic Labor Party Is Considering A Ban On Workplace Rooting To Improve Parliamentary Behaviour

The plan has been compared to the 2018 "bonk ban", implemented by Malcolm Turnbull.

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Q+A on life support as executive producer joins Stan Grant and heads for the door

Q+A’s executive producer, Erin Vincent, quits the ABC. Plus: News Corp staff told to pay for print copies of SMH and AFR

The Guardian - AU

Turnbull government’s $33m grant went to company part-owned by mental health commissioner after lobbying

Exclusive: Funding to Innowell in 2017 without competitive tender was for mental health app and followed months of lobbying by Prof Ian Hickie. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Hickie

The Guardian - AU

Behavioural ‘experts’ quietly shaped robodebt's most devilish details – and their work in government continues

One of the things still worrying me about robodebt was the attention to detail.

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Call for energy investors to make most of 'golden age'

Energy investors have been urged to take advantage of Australia's golden age in climate policy, with "crazy, science-denying" naysayers waiting in the wings.

The Conversation

Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…

The Conversation

Between nostalgia and amnesia: the legacy of Julia Gillard as PM, 10 years after her ousting

On June 26 2013, as she fronted the press gallery in Canberra after her removal as leader of the Labor Party, Julia Gillard was determined not to cry. In her prime ministerial resignation speech, she asked not for pity, but rather for a meaningful national conversation about gender and politics,…

The Guardian - AU

Taylor Swift v Pixies: what the free tickets claimed by Australian prime ministers reveal about our leaders

A trawl through parliament’s pecuniary interests register reveals how the last three PMs spent their leisure time – and their wildly divergent tastes

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$5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

ABC News

From 'Australian hero' to 'disgracing' his country — Ben Roberts-Smith's fall from grace

Once a hero to politicians and civilians alike, a court found the 44-year-old's reputation is now so lowered that two unproven allegations of battlefield murder weren't enough to defame him.

The Conversation

A sustainable Australia depends on what happens in our cities – that's why we need a national urban policy

Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Scott Morrison at best presided over a…

ABC News

$100m spent on underground mapping before tunnelling woes, Snowy Hydro boss admits

Following the revelation made by Dennis Barnes at a Senate estimates hearing, an analyst predicts the project cost will blow out to at least five times the original figure.

The Conversation

Is China out to spy on us through drones and other tech? Perhaps that’s not the question we should be asking

Australian government agencies’ use of Chinese-made technology has been making headlines again. This time, the potential threat comes from DJI drones produced by China-headquartered company Da Jiang Innovations.

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert hands in official resignation, triggering byelection in Queensland seat

Former Coalition minister had been under pressure from Labor after failing to attend parliament during budget week, despite still being an MP

ABC News

Auditor fires off scathing assessment of $45 billion future frigates program

Australia's troubled $45 billion project to build future frigates is facing a significant blow-out, with the auditor-general slamming Defence for failing to properly consider value for money during the tender process.

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