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Chief political correspondent @SatPaper karenb @thesaturdaypaper .com.au

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Karen Barlow

9 days

“Ultimately, we have too much secrecy in our government, and the good words of this government about how important it is to protect transparency haven’t translated into robust action.” Yarn on the government’s reliance on legal gags. via @SatPaper

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The Albanese government’s reliance on NDAs

The government is increasingly using non-disclosure agreements as a condition of consultation on reforms, threatening advocates and social welfare groups with imprisonment if orders are breached.

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Karen Barlow

2 years

Anthony Albanese: “You see, I know I can count on Penny and Richard, Katy and Jim and so many others to make the arguments for Labor. But who’s he got? Alan Tudge and Peter Dutton. The unspeakable and the unthinkable. And then of course, Barnaby Joyce, the inexplicable.” #Auspol

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BREAKING: Going her own way. Labor Senator Kristina Keneally to fly tonight on commercial means to visit the Tamil family detained on Christmas Island.

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#BREAKING PM Albanese indicates the interim Immigration Minister Jim Chalmers will announce today the Murugappan family will be allowed to return to Biloela. @abcnews #auspol

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Anthony Albanese hurries on Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on Novak Djokovic in asking (at presser): "how long is the focus group taking in order for the government to get the answer before it responds to this issue?" #auspol

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3 years

PM at his morning presser heckled with utterings of "liar" by a group of people walking by at Kambah Park. #auspol

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Julia Gillard: "What I want to see for this country is a government that cares about, values and includes women. And I know that a government led by Albo will do precisely that." #ausvotes

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3 years

Liberal senator James Paterson says Labor's Richard Marles should put every thing he says on his website (including speech in Beijing) David Speers then asks: "Should the PM post the speech he gave to the Christian Congress? Paterson: That's a matter for the PM." #Insiders

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Exclusive: PM Albanese plans to lead the country from The Lodge in Canberra as part of his efforts to restore the city’s status as the national capital. Standards to lift when Parliament returns, more questions for the crossbench v ⁦ @canberratimes ⁩

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Albanese reveals if he'll live at The Lodge, says Canberrans 'ignored' by last govt

Anthony Albanese has vowed to give more attention to Canberra, where he will live in contrast to the...

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OL Albanese on the Katherine Deves controversy: "This is just another of the chaos and division that is there within the Liberal Party. And I make this point - Scott Morrison's last captain's pick before the last election was a fellow called Craig Kelly." #ausvotes

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PM Albanese on ABC 774: "I've set up a vinyl player at the Lodge and that is a good thing. I have one there and it's added to the ambience at the Lodge. And the good news is that you're at a little bit of a distance from neighbours. So when appropriate, you can turn it up loud."

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PM Albanese: "We won't take lectures of integrity from the Shadow Treasurer. Other bodies will deal with him." #qt #auspol

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Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare with a serious 🔥 over Solomons: "If you want to engage, get on a plane. What happened instead? The foreign minister went to a business function and some bloke called Zed got sent instead." #auspol #ausvotes

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Jason Clare: "Where is Alan Tudge? Can anyone find Alan Tudge? I don't think Scooby-Doo could find Alan Tudge at a moment." #auspol #ausvotes

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Sussan Ley interjects during Tanya Plibersek's answer on lithium recycling and cops the withering assessment from the minister: "She is an expert in recycling, backbench, frontbench, backbench, frontbench." #qt

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3 years

WARNING: Here is the GRAPHIC Australian Government #COVID19 ad to run in Sydney. #COVID19nsw

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3 years

Malcolm Turnbull: "Laura, I have spoken to Emmanuel Macron. He is a friend and I have stayed in touch with him since I left office." #NPC

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2 years

Exclusive: The Albanese Labor government is ending the compulsory religious aspect of the $60 million a year National School Chaplaincy Program v ⁦ @canberratimes ⁩ #auspol

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School's choice: Labor to put secular back into chaplaincy program

Labor is moving to end the compulsory religion aspect of the $60 million a year, Howard-era National School...

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3 years

#BREAKING Grace Tame unloads at #NPC claiming she received a threatening phone call, five months after being named AoTY, from a senior member of a govt funded organisation asking for her word that she wouldn't say anything critical about the PM on the evening of the next AoTY.

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#Exclusive : Kathryn Campbell has been suspended without pay from her lucrative senior AUKUS job, making her the first senior head to roll after the robodebt royal commission’s findings. By ⁦ @sbasfordcanales ⁩ v ⁦ @canberratimes ⁩ #RobodebtRC

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Campbell suspended without pay after robodebt report findings

High-paid official stood down after scathing robodebt report

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2 years

Bill Shorten: "The last government gave us robodebt. The last government gave us robo-victims. The last government gave us robo-denial. Today, Labor will give the victims some robo-justice." #auspol

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3 years

Incoming SA Premier Peter Malinauskas says he will work collaboratively with any federal government but: "I'm not going to be Scomo's quokka either." #savotes #auspol

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1 month

Fiery scenes in the House as Zali Steggall accuses Peter Dutton of racism & separating the community. Labor MPs including Tanya Plibersek move to sit behind her. To Dutton over Gaza visas & interjections: "We heard you in silence. You can hear me in silence. Stop being racist!"

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4 years

Personal news. I am excited to let you all know that I am returning to journalism.. and federal politics. I am joining the fantastic team at @canberratimes as Chief Political Correspondent. Can't wait to get started.

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Labor’s @JulianHillMP interjects during PM Morrison’s televised home quarantine answer: “change the channel!” #qt

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Labor MP quips to Peter Dutton as he takes his seat: "Not long now." #qt

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3 years

Huge congratulations to @samanthamaiden - 2021 press gallery journalist of the year. Thoroughly well deserved.

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Laura Tingle points to the 21 minutes of PM explanation at today’s press conference. With the Treasurer speaking as well, it was 28 minutes before the gallery could ask questions #abc730

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4 months

Very disappointed that ABC News management is not publicly backing Laura Tingle to the hilt. It should be a basic expectation. ⁦ @latingle ⁩

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ABC management rebukes Laura Tingle

The journalist was told her comments about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would not have met ABC’s impartiality standards.

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3 years

I have sought a response to Malcolm Turnbull's #NPC address. The Prime Minister's office has declined the opportunity.

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Here’s David Pocock finding out he is the senator-elect for the ACT #auspol ⁦⁦ @canberratimes ⁩

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David Pocock has revealed he intends to seek another three-year term in the Senate.

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'I'll just crack on with what I've been doing': Pocock to seek second term

It comes as he is cited for his political leadership.

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PM Albanese: "I thought this morning that we would see some contrition, some semblance of contrition. We got none of that. We got hubris and we got arrogance and we got denial." #CensureMorrison #auspol

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Brittany Higgins has left the public gallery. She is being comforted #auspol

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Federal Liberal MP Russell Broadbent just made a statement to the House before #qt saying he was unvaccinated, got Covid-19 recently, took ivermectin and had a bit of a rough time. Wanted to talk about "choice and freedom." There you go #auspol

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1 year

Prof Marcia Langton very emotional here at #NPC as she pleads with the media, collectively to lift its game and not add to pile ons on good people. Then asked by Sky News if she would be willing to assist Peter Dutton with a second referendum. She answers, “Not in the least.”

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2 years

Asked to pick an international event that Anthony Albanese should not have attended, Angus Taylor could not name one. v @canberratimes #auspol

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'On behalf of Australia': Albanese defends overseas itinerary

The Prime Minister has just arrived back from the NATO summit, repairing relations with France and a high...

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2 years

Former Coalition minister Christopher Pyne just told the ABC he spoke to Anthony Albanese today and told him he did not want him to win, but if he did he "would be very proud of him." #ausvotes #auspol

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2 years

The member for Cook has had enough. Just left #qt

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3 years

QLD CHO is very upset with question: "What sort of level of death are you comfortable with?" CHO Young: "Come on! Can you please remember who I am? I stand up here every day, I went into medicine to save lives. I'm not comfortable with any deaths that are preventable" #COVID19Aus

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#BREAKING ACT DPP Shane Drumgold: "Ms Higgins has faced a level of personal attack that I have not seen in over 20 years of doing this work. She has done so with bravery, grace and dignity and it is my hope that this will now stop and Ms Higgins will be allowed to heal".

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#BREAKING The ABC's Antony Green calls it for Zali Steggall in Warringah #ausvotes

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3 years

Have we ever heard an ASIO boss talk about incels and other violent misogynists? Pretty extraordinary. I am glad they are taking it seriously. Would like to hear more. #abc730

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3 years

Mark McGowan is pushing back on the feds over quarantine: "It's their responsibility, just so you know. Section 51 of the Constitution, the highest law in the land if you like, says it is the Commonwealth's responsibility."

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Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare on cost of living: "Next time you're at Woolies and Coles and you're swiping the goods, you hear the beep, beep, beep, ringing in your ears.. it will be Scott Morrison, "Not my fault. Not my fault. Not my fault." #auspol #ausvotes

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2 years

This is one of my ABC AM stories on the Towke/Cook matter from 2007: “A senior party source says Mr Towke was a marvellous candidate who was destroyed publicly by a frenzied campaign from the party's left. The source had never seen politics so dirty.”

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AM with Sabra Lane - ABC listen

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program.

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3 years

Andrew Wilkie says Bridget Archer’s crossing of the floor is the bravest thing he has seen during his time in parliament: crossing the floor for the sake of integrity #federalICAC

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1 year

#BREAKING A scathing audit report has found the administration of the Morrison government's $2 billion Community Health and Hospitals program was ethically unsound and deliberately breached finance law. v @canberratimes #auspl

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Audit finds $2b hospital program plagued with ethical, legal concerns

The ANAO is scathing of the Community Health and Hospitals program.

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Liberal MP Bridget Archer voted with Labor on the motion to formally apologise to robodebt victims and frontline staff. v @canberratimes #RobodebtRC

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Liberal MP Bridget Archer votes with Labor over robodebt apology

Bill Shorten's motion ties robodebt to former Coalition ministers.

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2 years

Jason Clare carries the spear at the #Laborlaunch , zinging that PM Morrison is “all tinsel, no tree.” #auspol #ausvotes

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7 years

Vast 'back-to-back' coral bleaching disaster due to climate change, not El Niño

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#BREAKING In the ACT senate race (provisional results). Labor's Katy Gallagher has got a seat quota, while Independent David Pocock is in second place ahead of the Liberals Zed Seselja #ACTSenatevotes #ausvotes

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1 year

Prof Marcia Langton: “Australian voters have been deceived by the “no” case and by the relentless negativity and conned into believing that the referendum proposal will not lead to better outcomes. Where are the solutions from the “no” case?” #VoicetoParliament #NPC

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Exclusive: Charities are being told they are free to speak out again, with the new Assistant Minister for Charities promising that gag clauses will either be removed or not be enforced, v ⁦ @canberratimes ⁩ #auspol

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'Be heard': Andrew Leigh liberates charities' voices

Andrew Leigh says charities shouldn't be muzzled nor wasting time filling out unnecessary forms.

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3 years

Penny Wong on Mike Pezzullo's "drums of war" ANZAC day message: "I think words matter and this is not the sort of language that we generally use when we are trying to be sober and cautious."

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2 years

Anthony Albanese: "I want Australia to continue to be a country that no matter where you live, who you worship, who you love or what your last name is, that places no restrictions on your journey in life." #ausvotes

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3 years

#BREAKING Thom report dropped 3.50 PM Friday. Alan Tudge’s conduct found NOT to have breached Ministerial Standards. PM Morrison says he has accepted this advice. Note: Rachelle Miller did not participate. Mr Tudge is seeking Aston re-election, but sought no return to frontbench

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2 years

PM asked if ministers like Stuart Robert, Christian Porter, and even Scott Morrison, will be called to give evidence to the Robodebt Royal Commission. Albanese: "Well, it will be up to the royal commissioner. We don't pre-empt or control a royal commission process." #auspol

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5 months

Justice Lee: Judgment to respondents (Ch 10 and Lisa Wilkinson) #Lehrmann loses defamation case. "Having escaped the lion’s den, Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat," Justice Lee said. "Mr Lehrmann is not entitled to the vindication of his reputation."

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3 years

WA Premier Mark McGowan: "Maybe I am unusual, maybe I am out of step. But I think it's just commonsense that you don't leave Australia, which is essentially COVID free, and go to a country full of COVID and then get sick and want to come home. I don't see the sense in it."

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2 years

PM Albanese: "This morning I came here not certain as to whether I would speak. But I have to respond to the [former] prime minister's comments, who has confirmed again, that he just doesn't get it." #CensureMorrison #auspol

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2 years

Jacqui Lambie joins calls for Scott Morrison to resign and colleague to tell him: “You cannot just close your eyes on this and allow him to just walk around like he's still a member of Parliament … It's time for him to go. It's time for Scott Morrison to resign.” @RNBreakfast

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2 years

Gladys Berejiklian did not deny in her February statement that she called PM Morrison a “horrible, horrible person” as Scott Morrison just said. She said she had “no recollection of such messages”. #abc730

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Exclusive: Former Insiders host Barrie Cassidy appointed to chair Old Parliament House v @canberratimes #auspol @barriecassidy

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Barrie Cassidy appointed to chair Old Parliament House

The veteran journalist and former Hawke press secretary has been appointed to head Old Parliament House.

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6 months

Home Affairs secretary Stephanie Foster has rejected, in light of the Sky News report earlier today, that Minister Clare O’Neil has ever been “verbally abusive” with her. Ms Foster said she could “never imagine her to conduct herself in that way.”

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2 years

Anne Aly frustrated with point of order from manager of opposition business Paul Fletcher: “Oh here they come… the league of unextraordinary gentlemen.” #qt #auspol

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1 year

Treasurer Jim Chalmers on opposition views of RBA governor candidates: "We won't be taking lectures from the party of robodebt." #auspol

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2 years

Quite the eye contact between Stuart Robert and Bill Shorten (and a few words and pointing on Robert's side). Shorten accused Robert in Parliament of trying to "inappropriately task and pressure public servants who are no longer your ministerial responsibility." #QT

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2 years

David Pocock tells PK he backs ACOSS calls for the Albanese government to increase the JobSeeker payment from $46 to $70 a day .. in line with the pension #auspol @RNBreakfast

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1 year

Liberal MP Bridget Archer rips apart opposition Voice criticism. She has also posed to critics: "What exactly do you hope to achieve?" Story 👇 v @canberratimes #VoicetoParliament

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Bridget Archer rips apart all opposition arguments against the Voice

Peter Dutton has warned of a divisive, 'Orwellian' Voice.

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3 years

Kevin Rudd: "Mr Morrison is a past master of conflating fact with fiction." @abcnews

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3 years

Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame enter #NPC to standing ovation. In the crowd is Christine Holgate, Bridget Archer, Julia Banks, Lucy Turnbull, Marise Payne, Jane Hume, Anne Ruston, Kate Jenkins, Simon Birmingham and Sarah Hanson-Young.

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1 year

New: constitutional law expert Greg Craven is "absolutely furious" his words have been included as part of the authorised "no" Voice case and wants them removed. v @canberratimes #VoicetoParliament #auspol

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Authorised 'no' Voice case stands by including 'furious' Greg Craven

The constitutional lawyer says the 'no' case's tactics are 'reprehensible'.

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1 year

Vale Mary-Louise McLaws

Professor Mary-Louise McLaws dies aged 70

Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, who was diagnosed with a serious disease as she led Australia through the pandemic, died on Saturday.

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3 years

Exclusive: Brittany Higgins says the Morrison government treats sexual harassment as an ‘afterthought’ as it emerges parliament respect training is due to conclude at the end of the year, by ⁦ @sbasfordcanales ⁩ and me v ⁦ @canberratimes ⁩ #auspol

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'Afterthought': Higgins slams end of parliament respect training

Brittany Higgins accuses federal government of considering sexual harassment training an "afterthought" as the Parliamentary respect training reaches...

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3 years

It has been a long time between contested eye movements.

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Slight change for media attendance at PM presser today. Not asking for #covid19 vaccination certificate, but double vaccination is a “requirement” #auspol

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Undecided voters have backed Anthony Albanese as preferred in the first debate of the federal election, by ⁦ @gerard_cockburn ⁩ v ⁦ @canberratimes ⁩ #auspol #ausvotes #leadersdebate

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Labor takes top spot in first election debate

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have faced off in their first debate with Labor claiming victory.

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2 years

OL Peter Dutton described the Robodebt Royal Commission as "nothing more than a political get square with Scott Morrison. And I think the public can see through that." #auspol

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1 year

“Problems elsewhere”

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Noel Pearson's "last pitch": "Don't slam the door on the children. This is not about Noel Pearson or Patrick Dodson or Jacinta Price or Warren Mundine. We are the past. The children are the future. We're doing this for them." #VoiceToParliament

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3 years

PM Morrison on the national #Covid19 plan: "It's about weddings, it's about parties and it's about everything." #qt #Covid19AUS

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PM Albanese reflecting back on Simon Crean not getting a chance at a federal election: "I do not think there is anyone in the Labor Party thinks it was a good idea to make Mark Latham leader." #auspol

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Former deputy Labor leader Jenny Macklin has been picked to head the Albanese government’s new independent advisory body into the welfare system v ⁦ @canberratimes ⁩ #auspol

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Former deputy Labor leader to chair independent JobSeeker committee

The interim committee will provide recommendations to the government on the rate of Jobseeker and social security policy...

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2 years

All the flags for Anthony Albanese’s first presser as PM #auspol

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3 years

After crossing the floor, Liberal backbencher Bridget Archer walks out of the chamber with Indi MP Helen Haines. After they bow on exit, they turn and Haines puts her arm around Archer as they walk away #FederalICAC #auspol

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PM Albanese asked how much Peter Dutton's views on all candidates for RBA governor were taken into account: PM: "Zero. Less than zero. It must be said." #auspol

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3 years

Journo: "Prime Minister, you've been dragged into this by your Parliament and your parliamentary colleagues, haven't you, after government MPs threatened to cross the floor over it. There was no other option for you, was there?" PM: "I'm just seeking to get things done, Andrew."

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2 years

Clennell: "You keep saying "we", when you say we needed to do this, we needed to do that, your Treasurer didn't know, your Finance Minister didn't know, who is we - you and John Kunkel (CoS)?" Morrison: "The Government." (CROSS-TALK) Morrison: "I was talking prospectively."

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3 years

Bridget McKenzie: "The Mayor said to me Lismore loves Lismore and so I have taken that back to Canberra to the meetings I have been in since Sunday about how do we make sure that Lismore that loves Lismore and wants to stay and rebuild a sustainable future here."

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The Department of Defence has racked up a $26 billion bill for contractors and consultants over the last financial year, totalling more than half of what all the other federal government agencies have spent combined, by ⁦ @sbasfordcanales ⁩

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'It's a Gordian knot': Defence racks up $26 billion contracting bill

One expert thinks we should see spending as an 'insurance policy'.

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Karen Barlow

3 years

Minister Angus Taylor asked what taxpayers will pay to get to net zero? Minister: "Taxpayers are not paying anything, we are not raising taxes." Speers points out taxpayers' $s being used.. at least $20 billion in the next decade. Minister won't outline cost further #insiders

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Karen Barlow

2 years

#BREAKING : Huge decision. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has blocked Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project under Australia’s EPBC Act. Proposed decision of Aug 1, now final. Story coming @canberratimes #auspol

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Karen Barlow

3 years

Labor leader Anthony Albanese: "Scott Morrison needs to stand up and say that in every state and territory there will be a fit-for-purpose quarantine facility established. Enough is enough." @canberratimes

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Karen Barlow

1 year

Prof Marcia Langton: “I fear that a “no” vote will be interpreted and falsely I should say, as a mandate for governments to do nothing, and to make their lives worse. I think that's the greatest danger.” #VoicetoParliament #NPC

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Karen Barlow

3 years

Senator Jacqui Lambie has delivered a passionate speech to the Senate 'absolutely' opposing 'every bit' of the One Nation bill on Covid-19 'discrimination.

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Karen Barlow

2 years

#BREAKING : Could be game changer. Labor to preference independent David Pocock second in ACT senate race v @canberratimes #auspol #ACTSenatevotes #ausvotes

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Karen Barlow

1 year

New: The Albanese government has announced a $33 million lifeline over the next four years to the National Library of Australia’s beloved free digital platform, Trove. There is also indexed, annual funding going forward. #Budget2023 #Trove #auspol

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'Off life support': National Library's Trove platform receives $33m budget lifeline

Ministers Katy Gallagher and Tony Burke have declared Trove's funding uncertainty has been ended "once and for all".

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Karen Barlow

1 year

#Breaking His voice faltering, Scott Morrison has accused the Albanese government of political lynching and urged Labor move on. #RoboDebtRC

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Karen Barlow

2 years

Nats frontbencher Bridget McKenzie not happy with former Scott Morrison’s secret portfolios: “I always back accountability and transparency.” ex ABC Afternoon Briefing #auspol

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Karen Barlow

3 years

OL Albanese: "Does anyone think that this Government would have been talking about issues like childcare and women's safety if it wasn't for the fact that a reported sexual assault happened 50m from the Prime Minister's office?" #auspol @canberratimes

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