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Scott Morrison has said he is “devastated” by failing to deliver the religious discrimination legislation but declared he would rather lay down the attempt than see the protections compromised.
The backbench Liberal revolt that pushed a protection for transgender kids through the House of Representatives, and thereby inadvertently doomed Scott Morrison’s religious discrimination legislation, has bitten deeply with the PM and senior ministers.
Scott Morrison made three foolish and arrogant assumptions this week when he embarked on trying to push his controversial religious discrimination legislation through parliament.
In a humiliation rebuff to Scott Morrison, a revolt by Liberal backbenchers has struck down the provisions of the sex discrimination legislation that allow discrimination against gay and transgender children.
Word from The Hill: On Scott Morrison’s battle for Religious Discrimination Bill
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Scott Morrison has said “sorry” to Brittany Higgins during a parliamentary acknowledgement of victims of bullying, harassment and sexual assaults in the parliamentary workplace.
The prime minister has also announced that defence force personnel will be used to support the crisis in aged care.
Religious discrimination is set to be debated in parliament this week - more than three years after Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised a bill.
This episode will reinforce the opinion of some Liberals that Joyce has proved a liability to the government (just as they expected).
Richard Colbeck had to face the music this week over attending the fifth test in his home state of Tasmania when he’d told the Senate COVID committee he was too busy working on the Omicron wave spreading through aged care.
Scott Morrison says that recalcitrant party members should leave things to the professionals, revealing his penchant for control as a standoff surrounding NSW preselection continues
There are key ethical questions journalists must ask themselves - and be able to answer - in situations such as this.
A flurry of categorical denials has followed the report that a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho” in a text exchange with then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian
Word from The Hill: On Scott Morrison admitting some regrets
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Scott Morrison will continue to tip out large dollops of money when he addresses the National Press Club on Tuesday, with his theme “building national resilience”.
With COVID deaths in aged care mounting and reports of neglect of residents due to workforce shortages, Scott Morrison on Monday announced bonus payments totalling up to $800 for staff.
Latest polling shows a dramatic slump in voters’ views of the Morrison government, and with an election likely in May, the question now is whether that will change in the coming months.
Given the effort politicians and their advisers commit to directing public funds to marginal electorates, an observer would think the returns would be substantial.
The PM’s future will be a gamble on voter volatility. They’re in a very grumpy mood now. But where will they be in May?
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