Judgement rules ‘a hyperlink is merely a tool’ in case between search engine and Melbourne lawyer George Defteros Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Australia’s highest court
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The revelation the former PM had five secret portfolios demonstrates his contempt for colleagues and the longstanding conventions that underpin Australia’s democracy Morrison’s ministerial meshuffle: why did he do it, what was happening and where to now?Get our free news app, morning
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Should activist groups be allowed to use secretly filmed footage to expose the treatment of animals at farms and abattoirs? And Somebody’s Daughter theatre company returns to the stage with stories of women’s lives in prison, co-written and performed by former inmates.
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Incumbent prime minister says he ‘cannot conceive of the mindset’ that enabled Scott Morrison to appoint himself to additional positions while PM Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five additional ministries while Australia’s prime minister, in what his successor has labelled an
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Former prime minister says appointing himself to multiple portfolios was a necessary safeguard during the pandemic Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Scott Morrison has defended his
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PM alleged to have ‘predetermined’ application after project was blocked despite recommendation to the contrary by national petroleum administrator Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Scott Morrison’s decision to use extraordinary ministerial powers to block the
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Only the governor general can appoint ministers, but there are ways a minister can take on the powers of another It has been reported that during the pandemic the then prime minister, Scott Morrison, swore himself in as a minister to several
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Reports claim former prime minister’s senior cabinet colleagues were unaware he allegedly swore himself into three ministry positions Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast The prime minister,
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Federal court orders unredacted versions of certain exhibits to remain secret, with one document to be suppressed until 2052 Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Decades-long secrecy
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Experts argue system lacks proper monitoring and effectively ‘disappears’ people, sometimes for decades Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Australia’s use of indefinite detention for people with cognitive impairments is a breach of human rights and
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