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ADF to support aged care sector as 46 Covid deaths nationally – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Joyce apologises to MPs over PM texts

As federal parliament starts a new year, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has apologised to his party room over text messages critical of Scott Morrison.

AAP

As parliament returns for 2022, the religious discrimination bill is still an unholy mess

The religious discrimination bill is due to be debated in parliament this week. This has been a long time coming – Prime Minister Scott Morrison first promised a religious discrimination bill before the last federal election, more than three years ago.

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Parliament returns amid texting scandals

Federal parliament returns for the first time this year with Scott Morrison being forced to bat away concerns about his character.

AAP

Rapid Covid tests to be tax deductible but Frydenberg says pandemic supports must end

Josh Frydenberg tries to shift the narrative to economics as Labor calls government ‘smoking ruin of division’

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton savages Bob Carr claim on ‘complete psycho’ text

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has rejected claims made by former NSW premier Bob Carr he leaked text messages referring to the PM as a “complete psycho”.

The New Daily

‘Reputation for telling lies’: Leaked Barnaby Joyce texts hit Scott Morrison where it hurts

Barnaby Joyce was not the first to call Scott Morrison a liar. Labor’s years-long effort to paint the PM as someone uneasy with the truth has stuck.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison signals reopening borders to tourists 'not far away'

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate the matter this week.

Reuters

Scott Morrison plays down Barnaby Joyce's text message calling him a liar

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he has forgiven Barnaby Joyce for describing him as a liar last year, insisting he does not care what people say about him in text messages.

ABC News

‘Politics is a brutal business’: Morrison says he forgives Joyce for leaked text message

Prime minister says everyone has ‘human frailties’ after deputy called him a ‘hypocrite and a liar’ in text

The Guardian - AU

Qld says using ADF to evacuate aged care facilities ‘a last resort’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The day the COVID 'bomb' exploded in Canberra's nursing homes

Warrigal's three aged care homes in the Canberra region had avoided COVID-19 for almost two years. That changed on New Year's Day.

The Canberra Times

PM says he couldn't care less about texts

Scott Morrison says he doesn't care about the leak of text messages about him saying he remains focused on leading the country out of the pandemic.

AAP

PM keen to get international borders open

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to get international borders open as soon as possible but without impacting Australia's hospital system.

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The Conversation

View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce's text puts another grenade under Scott Morrison

Barnaby Joyce’s leaked text calling Scott Morrison a hypocrite and a liar would be damaging in any circumstances, but it’s doubly so because it feeds into the already well-fertilised narrative about the prime minister’s character.

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Barnaby Joyce Offered To Resign After Calling Scott Morrison A ‘Hypocrite’ & ‘Liar’ Via Text

Awkward turtle.

The Conversation

Morrison rejects Joyce's offer to resign over calling the PM 'hypocrite' and 'liar'

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce this week offered his resignation to Scott Morrison over an explosive text in which he called the prime minister “a hypocrite and a liar”.

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce pulls out of ABC’s Insiders as Labor says role as deputy PM ‘untenable’

Deputy PM replaced by Karen Andrews on Insiders as Labor leader says text calling Scott Morrison a liar not ‘just a flippant remark’

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Barnaby Joyce offered to resign as deputy prime minister over text message calling Scott Morrison a 'hypocrite and a liar'

Barnaby Joyce says he offered his resignation as deputy prime minister after an explosive text message he wrote last year — calling Prime Minister Scott Morrison a "hypocrite and a liar" — was exposed.

AAP

'Hypocrite, liar' text damages PM: Joyce

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has played down his characterisation of Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a "hypocrite" and "liar" in a leaked text.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Election diary: Libs' phantom texter pushes PM's buttons

The latest from the federal election campaign: The Libs' mystery texter, One Nation vaxes on and vaxes off, COVID strikes down candidates and the UAP prepares to form government.

The Guardian - AU

Frustrated, frazzled and under siege – Scott Morrison’s faith in himself takes a hit

The prime minister may be bruised and showing hints of self-pity, but his supporters still believe he can win – and so does he

The New Daily

Dennis Atkins: For Scott Morrison, currying favour with voters just isn’t working

As the election looms, you can almost hear the little feet in Scott Morrison's head stamping with a bewildered, 'Don’t you realise what I’ve done for you?'.

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce apologises for calling Scott Morrison a 'hypocrite and a liar'

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce apologises for calling the Prime Minister Scott Morrison "a hypocrite and a liar" in a text message that was passed on to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.

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