Michelle Grattan
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Australia has recorded 56 deaths and 43,316 new cases of COVID-19. How short is our attention span. No one mentions this any more
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Lot of "gotcha" questions to Albanese. Maybe everyone could be asked to recite their times tables?
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66 people die with COVID, on the latest figures. Are any politicians, or anyone in the media, taking the slightest interest? Absolutely not.
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Can someone, sometime, somewhere ask the PM about the current COVID death rate
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Experience of this wave just absolutely reinforces the need - when this is all over - for a royal commission into handling of COVID by federal and state politicians, health and other officials
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"I wanted to ensure she (Archer) was being supported", Morrison. I don't usually go on about this sort of thing, but this is another example of deliberately trying to diminish a woman who has taken a stand. Is PM ensuring Gerard Rennick is being "supported"?
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Politicians and media should not be talking about historical rape allegation against Labor MP as though it were new news - everyone knows investigated by police and no charges. Dishonest to reheat this story for political reasons.
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"The prime minister says he can’t comment on the reported payout, saying it’s a “private matter” between Miller and the Department of Finance." This is TAXPAYERS' money. And aren't the public servants responsible to ministers?
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Scott Morrison says he is not attending parliament until the August sitting. Is it possible he mightn't be back in parliament at all?
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" We don’t trust in governments." Scott Morrison. Now he tells us!
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Payne: "And no Afghan visa holder will be asked to return to Afghanistan at this stage." !!!!!!! Compare Hawke's response to students in Australia after Tiananmen Square
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Morrison saying he was not in the same place as those documents (so didn't/couldn't read) sounds a bit out of time - modern technology and all that?
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Finally someone asks Morrison about COVID deaths
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Morrison digging deeper hole - challenges Albanese to move motion against him and then dutton denies leave for such a motion. Latest in series of tricky moves which is worst way to handle this issue. Who gives him advice?
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Weekend advice from Doherty was oral, PM says. Should the advice not be provided in WRITTEN form from Doherty in the circumstances? Otherwise Doherty risks being caught in the politics, which would be highly unfortunate
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really, in the middle of everything else, should anyone care what a health official thinks about Cook, or Jane Austen's novels for that matter. The culture wars suggest no one can have any private views. Only relevant thing - her health expertise
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Morrison's words on not going back re pandemic give revealing insight about how he would have handled things if the premiers had not forced his hand, closed borders etc. Obviously would have been a rather different story if we hadn't been a federation
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Scott Morrison now wedged between the Queen and the Nationals. He'll need a good red with the Sat night curry.
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Andrew Bragg "accused Western Australia, which reported no new COVID-19 cases today compared with NSW’s record of 919, of having 'no plan to manage the pandemic".
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Morrison re possible jail time, "This is not something that was accentuated by Greg Hunt, or me, or anyone else, it was picked up by the media." Picked up from Hunt's late night statement, where it was quite hard to miss.
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Any sighting of or word from Scott Morrison? His office not answering queries
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PM says federal govt didn't have the power to intervene at the time over lease of Port of Darwin. If it had wanted to, couldn't it have used the defence power? Any experts with a view here?
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Chant says Aboriginal vaccs "not as high as I would like to see them". Why wasn't this done MONTHS ago? Aboriginal people were always known to be very high risks, a priority. Can we sheet home some PRECISE responsibility here? No talking points please
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Morrison linking Albanese not standing up to bullies in Labor and not able to stand up to bullies in the region. Pretty hard to get a longer bow. It's going to be that sort of election
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The lesson the spinners never learn - if you put out info in a straightforward direct form, with someone credible to properly explain, instead of leaking for a headline and glossing the whole thing, you have have a lot less cleaning up in the kitchen the next day
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Really, a few cheap shots about Q and A is hardly the way to discuss Pacific policy. Sounds obsessive and rather childish. Not even funny.
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Re Porter's concern about the reliability of technology for MPs tuning into parliament - you have to worry if a govt running a country can't organise a relatively small number of MPs in a virtual set up. Sounds like an excuse to me
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This campaign is giving Jason Clare a big boost
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THE POWER OF PUBLICITY: Scott Morrison initiates a flurry of activity after Brittany Higgins speaks out, but wasn't the PM's office already well acquainted with this matter? Govt could have addressed the "culture" before she spoke (and without referring to her ).
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Unacceptably abusive interview by Alan Jones with Opera House CEO . Those who don't like this style of interview (regardless of issue) should let the station know. We need better standards
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A politician capitulates to an outburst of bullying by a shock jock - it is not surprising so many people have no respect for either politicians or media
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Doesn't seem very appropriate for PM to be commenting on the Ruby Princess commissioner's questioning.
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Labor being challenged to say how would deal with Greens in minority govt - how would Coalition deal with crossbenchers in minority govt?
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“People could ask questions as to whether it was wise for journalists to pressure the French President," Birmingham. A) Macron is not some media innocent. B) He gave a straight answer to a straight question. Talk of "pressure" is just mischievous, as I'm sure Simon knows
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Brendan Murphy says some aged facilities with COVID don't want to be publicly names. worried about reputational damage. Minister backs this up. This surely can't be justified
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The Gaetjens inquiry was going for weeks before he suspended it. He shd have finished it in that time. Why was he going so slowly?
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i suspect the debate would be more one sided if it had been the Qld premier rather than Gladys.
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"Alan Tudge is still in my cabinet". Interesting
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There are questions for Finance Minister Simon Birmingham to answer about the Finance department inquiry into Michael Sukkar. Appears to have been sub-optimal
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Wyatt is a cautious, patient man. That he has left the Liberal Party is an indictment of his former colleagues
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Scott Morrison now has two cabinet ministers on stress leave, which must be some sort of record surely?
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Can someone i n the government confirm it still intends to introduce its integrity commission legislation in the coming fortnight? I haven't been able to get a call returned from attorney-general Cash's office in two days.
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Can someone remind me why the fed gov is not using Christmas Is for quarantine?
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And to have Payne, the minister for women, taking part in the Morrison-Frydenberg-Archer meeting is condescending to the backbencher. "It's a woman, so you need a woman present" thinking. Typical but bad. She's an MP
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Why can't the report to national cabinet regarding hospitals be released, as the Halton report on quarantine was? Sounds like information the public should have
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When PM keeps invoking Gen Frewen, one is reminded of the dangers for the military finding themselves caught up in the politics.
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Elimination may be unrealistic or too costly. But please could we have some numbers to back up that argument? Not just assertions or denigration of its advocates.
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The fact fed and state Libs are fighting over candidates raises the issue of why there is a such a shortage of quality people wanting to get into politics. Parties and politicians have trashed the political brand generally
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Dutton wants to be consulted by Albanese on who is appointed to head anti-corruption commission
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Morrison about to fall into a bog with McManus quote
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Re children stuck in India - why can't govt organise flight for them, get some Aus officials to look after them on the way, and then quarantine them with an Aus-based parent here? (Maybe the cricket authorities could kick in a donation to help.)
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The plight of so many Indigenous women in remote communities and in outback towns is being largely overlooked in the current debate about sexual assault. They are often totally powerless. We need ON THE GROUND reporting of this.
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Matt Kean - a politician who doesn't fudge. Refreshing and impressive
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CMO Kelly speaks about Omicron's lower death RATE, but with huge number of COVID cases, fact is we are getting substantial number of daily deaths. Goes to how the transition has been managed - less than optimally. Gov and health officialdom not willing to admit this
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Today another change of tone by PM. More understanding of states that are resisting him. What has driven this?
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Phil Gaetjens can't be taking this long to deal with the McKenzie matter. It is not that complicated.
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Payne statement: "Over the next fortnight, I will visit London, Geneva and ... Washington". The Minister for Women, it seems, will miss the budget for women
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The business misreporting didn't cause the Treasury miscalculation. The Treasury got its estimate wrong because it made the wrong assumptions at the start. The business errors meant it didn't pick this up, because they reinforced its numbers
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PM says he has had no quibble with decisions WA made about borders. Wasn't the fed gov in that Palmer case for a while??
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Archer was offered a pair for next week (which she sensibly declined). Reader asks whether the same approach would have been taken if the MP had been Warren Entsch. Think we all know the answer
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Tony Abbott:"I have a lot of respect for the medical profession but we all know that doctors always err on the side of compassion."
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If true this is an absolute disgrace - the Liberal party, which likes to talk about "values", should explain such totally unethical behaviour
Scott Morrison's fixer offered Craig Kelly's challenger a $350,000 party job to drop out via
@smh
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Hazzard says not enough GPs around to give AZ. This again raises big questions as to why the fed gov didn't bring in pharmacists early on. What influences went into the fed gov decision to concentrate so much for so long on GPs?
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Mistakes, poor judgment: It’s too early to be sending Berejiklian tributes
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Some questions for Christian Porter to answer on Robodebt when he appears on ABC Insiders, given he was co-originator with Morrison of the scheme
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who'd think it good idea to appoint swag of mates to AAT when Helloworld issue is all about mates. Feeds into narrative.
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Remember, the PM was noticeably twitchy when Brendan Murphy referred to modelling some time ago.
If the health officials are to keep credibility it is important they retain their own voices and produce the relevant material. Maintaining professional integrity is critical.
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Johnsen's resignation puts more pressure on re Laming's position
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Tony Smith playing with Scott Morrison's head, and temper, for the rest of this parliament.
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FINALLY, a question from Labor on Gaetjens report. And it turns out, Phil has not yet finished his work. Yes, yes he's busy but a touch slow for a simple task, you'd have to say. Not that many staff in the PM's office
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can we get more precision on what Morrison plans on future of religious discrimination bill
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Tony Abbott on Sky says there will have to be a "Come to Jesus" moment in the NSW Liberal party after the election. Might be quite an interesting moment
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View from The Hill: Running Berejiklian ahead of ICAC report would send the worst of signals on integrity via
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As News Corp goes 'rogue' on election coverage, what price will Australian democracy pay? via
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Criticism from Minister Hume on Sky on problems seeing teals' funding details. So she would support donation reform, one would hope? Like real time visibility?
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Suddenly, everyone needs to spend more time with their family
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The cover-up culture that created robo-debt must also go
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Given the news today out of Victorian and NSW politics is anyone surprised voters become angry and distrustful?
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Great to see Pat Dodson well enough to speak to the National Press Club, and all good wishes to him for his continued recovery.
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Re the Dutton affair - quite apart from the offensiveness of the remark, isn't it somewhat absurd to expect candidates to move house before they have won a seat?
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Just chewing budget gum and walking at same time - what's happened in the wake of medevac bill? Weren't we supposed to be swamped by now? Govt not giving numbers. Anyone on Christmas Island? Could someone say before we see the budget money please?
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Q: Should Clive Palmer, given he’s spending $50 million in advertising, pay the $70 million back to the Commonwealth plus the $7 million he owes to workers?
PM: Clive Palmer is making his own statements on those matters.
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Morrison makes heroic leap from question about test shortages to answer about fuel shortages.
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Is cutting beer excise a "cost of living" issue?
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Hunt shd stop comparing Indian ban to China ban when Australians were brought home
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Bridget McKenzie just offered on Sky to wash people's shoes when they return from Bali
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Getting willing - McGowan declares Palmer the enemy of Australia
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As of late this week, Leeser had done about 90 webinars, public meetings and speeches advocating for the Voice
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Prime minister’s department breached FOI laws over release of Brittany Higgins documents
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Govt making very political use of ASIO. What was feared when put under Home Affairs. Bad for ASIO
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I know it's picky - but if you were Cash wouldn't you have read the AFP's yesterday evidence about you first thing this morning?
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Grattan on Friday: Morrison gives religious discrimination bill priority over national integrity commission via
@ConversationEDU
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Was there some reason the talk shows didn't mention this ABC Sat story: Gladys Liu's Liberal Party branch pushed a motion within the Liberal Party to relax foreign investment laws prior to her becoming a federal MP.
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I think it is time for the author of the PM's "wine bar" line to come forward and take a bow
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an "administrative process"failure! - "slipped through" !! don't gov senators THINK when they sit down to vote?
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