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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.

AAP

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 New Daily

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 Conversation

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.

The New Daily

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?

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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.

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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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Paul Bongiorno: National security debate submerged under waves of bluster and spin

For a PM who claims the gift of far sightedness preparing for a deteriorating security environment, Scott Morrison is relying on a gossamer-thin record.

AAP

PM outlines key goods in national interest

The federal government has laid out a plan to secure supply chains in order to prevent critical shortages, but Labor wants manufacturing issues to be addressed.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition shortlist for nuclear submarines base were not in Defence’s top five in 2011 review

‘We are not getting lumped with their mess’, Newcastle mayor says of prospect of basing nuclear fleet in city while Wollongong mayor also concerned

The Guardian - AU

Federal Labor to pledge $77m for teachers to educate students about sexual consent

Opposition’s new commitment comes after $32m pledge by the Morrison government

The Guardian - AU

Morrison wants khaki election but voters aren’t convinced Coalition best to handle war, survey suggests

Guardian Essential poll shows voters split on who will react better to Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite Coalition’s history of leading Labor on national security

Evening Standard

China told to break its ‘chilling silence’ on Ukraine by Australian PM Scott Morrison

China and Australia have seen relations sour over the last few years

AAP

Russia attack no portent for Taiwan: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison doesn't believe Russia's aggression and invasion of Ukraine draws parallels with China's intent to assert control over Taiwan.

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