The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

A head of state appointed by the Australian people would be obliged to stop secret ministerial appointments, the assistant minister for the republic says.

Not being Scott Morrison was enough to make Anthony Albanese Prime Minister. It is not enough to handle the three immediate crises.

It seems increasingly likely Mr Albanese may not be able to avoid a public debate about AUKUS and major change to national defence policy.

A gambler would probably feel the odds favour a Labor win at the upcoming New South Wales election. But, as Scott Morrison proved in 2019, underdog status is prized in politics. Favouritism brings its own challenges, especially when the game takes an unanticipated twist. In this setting, the wide path…

By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics

Paul Keating opened the door to the unexamined question of how we arrived at this point, both nationally and within the Labor Party.

The story of Scott Morrison’s secret assumption of the powers to run much of the Australian government continues to surprise.

Assistant minister Ben Morton was sworn in to administer the Department of Home Affairs in 2021 without the appointment being publicly disclosed.

Former home affairs minister Karen Andrews says she was kept in the dark about another minister being sworn in to administer her department.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not need a long stopover to secure support from Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for the long-awaited details of Australia's pathway to nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS deal.