Scott Morrison
‘A message for the premier: Honour the deal you made with teachers’
Teachers have been betrayed by Chris Minns and Pru Car. They believed the rhetoric that they, like the nurses, child and aged care workers, had done it tough during COVID and deserved a pay rise.
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Opinion
Opinion
Australia has a dose of ‘long Morrison’, and it’s nothing to sneeze at
The body politic is already infected by post-truthism. It might be tough to shake.
- by Nick Bryant
‘What a wasted opportunity’: Matildas score great win, but TV coverage is a loss
It is hard to understand why most games at the Women’s World Cup are on a subscription TV service. We must do better for women’s sport and its massive popularity.
Morrison lashes out at robo-debt ‘political lynching’, rejects royal commission findings
The former prime minister has described the commission’s findings against him as “disproportionate, wrong, unsubstantiated and contradicted by clear evidence”.
- by James Massola
Opinion
Home Truths
Scandal has stuck to Morrison, but offshore truths could hit home for Dutton
Recriminations over the conduct of the former Coalition government have mostly centred on Scott Morrison to date. The next inquiry will put Peter Dutton under scrutiny.
- by Peter Hartcher
Will a win for Donald Trump in 2024 threaten Australia?
Bruce Wolpe delves into the impact on Australia of Trump’s term in office and what a second coming could mean.
- by Kurt Johnson
Opinion
Political leadership
Our political swamp will not be cleansed by the disgracing of Morrison
Politicians on all sides, public servants and even the press gallery will be making a grievous mistake if they expect Morrison’s eventual departure will stop the rot.
- by George Megalogenis
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Government grants
A centre never built and a hospital that missed out: the Coalition’s ‘unusual’ $20b research fund
The Medical Research Future Fund is supposed to back cutting-edge research. Insiders claim its ‘unusual’ structure allows the health minister to hold too much sway.
- by Liam Mannix
Tony Wright’s Saturday Column
Robo-debt royal commission
How political egos led us to the shame of robo-debt
There was a time when senior public servants were called permanent secretaries. Then a series of political leaders sought to bend them to their will.
- by Tony Wright
‘Prosperity gospel writ large’: Is the robo-debt scandal the Morrison government’s ‘enduring legacy’?
After the findings of the robo-debt report, Herald readers ask if the Coalition government ever showed concern for the disadvantaged in society.
Exiled Liberal Moira Deeming in demand among grassroots Liberals
Local Liberal activists want to hear the woman speak.
- by Noel Towell