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In a disaster zone on the frontline of the climate crisis, the PM resorts to self-serving pontification

Scott Morrison brings his signature crisis characteristics – passivity and blame-shifting – to Lismore

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‘It’s really insulting’: NSW flood victims excluded from extra disaster payments lash out at Coalition

Residents in Ballina, Byron and Tweed council areas will miss out on two additional $1,000 payments when they need cash most

The Guardian - AU

PM to make national disaster declaration

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will seek a national emergency declaration covering Queensland and NSW following talks with the premiers.

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Government announces long term boost to Australia's defence numbers

In his second big defence announcement in under a week, Scott Morrison on Thursday will outline plans for a major expansion of Australia’s defence workforce to more than 101,000 by 2040.

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View from The Hill: Scott Morrison struggles to manage the messaging as he visits flood devastation

Barnaby Joyce, in his usual blunt fashion, told a TV interviewer on Wednesday morning Scott Morrison would get a bad reception when he visited Lismore.

The Conversation

Scott Morrison’s stage-managed flood tour revives memories of bushfire embarrassment

In seeking to limit coverage of his meetings with locals, the Prime Minister’s handlers only served to revive memories of his hand-grabbing in Cobargo.

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Scott Morrison circus fails to impress Lismore, a town that has lost everything

The prime minister is met with anger and protest on his visit to the flood-ravaged NSW town, and doesn’t stop to shake hands

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Australia to declare east coast floods a national emergency, says PM Scott Morrison

Australia's prime minister has said he will declare a national emergency following floods across large swathes of the east coast that have claimed 22 lives.

Evening Standard

The Loop: Scott Morrison faces Lismore, Japanese encephalitis virus death, Shane Warne's funeral details announced and Ed Sheeran sued over copyright

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Australia harder to live in, PM admits

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted climate change has made Australia a more difficult place to live given the prevalence of natural disasters.

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Australia declares east coast floods a national emergency

Australia declared a national emergency on Wednesday in response to devastating floods along its east coast, and designated catastrophe zones in towns swept away by swollen rivers.

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Sydney ruled out as nuclear submarine base – despite topping list of sites in Defence study

Questions raised about how Coalition settled on its three potential locations

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Prime Minister declares floods a national emergency, more money for residents in Lismore and other NSW towns

Prime Minister Scott Morrison defends the Australian Defence Force's response during the floods in Northern NSW, saying troops have done an "amazing job".

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Flood support 'will never be enough': PM

The prime minister has expressed his sorrow to flood victims in northern NSW, saying no amount of support will ever be enough to help affected residents.

The New Daily

Oh, what a lovely war: Morrison’s strutting on national security is sure to carry a cost

The PM is all in when it comes to national security. Dennis Atkins looks at the household budget price of all of this – which may include $3 a litre petrol.

The Conversation

Elect me and I'll govern like Bob Hawke: Albanese

Anthony Albanese will declare he would govern on the Hawke model of consensus, in a Wednesday economic speech that also directs a strong pitch to business.

The New Daily

PM Scott Morrison rules out austerity, GST hike but budget questions remain

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised no drastic cuts to spending as the federal government prepares to deliver a pre-election budget this month.

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Australians are ready for a change of government – but we can’t watch the political contest as if it’s a spectator sport

Voters long to be collaboratively led rather than cynically played. But are we prepared to not just vote for change, but be part of it?

AAP

PM aims to normalise budget over time

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his government is not about to embark on massive cuts to get the budget back into balance.

AAP

PM has no interest raising GST post-poll

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he has no interest in raising the 10 per cent goods and services tax, should his government win the federal election.

AAP

COVID uncertainty here to stay: Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned of the threat of new COVID variants, saying uncertainty about the virus would remain for some time.

ABC News

Scott Morrison says the government had no authority to reject or approve the leasing of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government had "no authority" to approve or reject the lease of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company in 2015. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

The Guardian - AU

Flood havoc as Central Coast braces for 4.5m swells – as it happened

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Morning mail: Russia’s ‘humanitarian corridors’ unacceptable, Shane Warne autopsy results, Byron Baes to air

Tuesday: Autopsy results reveal Shane Warne died from natural causes. Plus: controversial Netflix series Byron Baes to air this week

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