Josh Butler
‘A great shame’: Macron’s extraordinary sledge over Morrison’s subs deal
The federal government is in damage control after French president Emmanuel Macron accused Scott Morrison of lying to him about the scrapped...
Scott Morrison joins global vaccine pledge amid calls to make more doses locally
Scott Morrison has signed up Australia to a G20 pledge to vaccinate most of the world’s population against COVID by mid-2022, but...
Government unable to confirm net-zero cost as Scott Morrison faces tense COP26
Energy Minister Angus Taylor says he is unable to provide the exact cost of the government’s net-zero plan, saying he couldn’t “commit...
‘Trumpian’ voter ID proposal slammed ahead of federal election
Coalition plans to introduce voter ID laws at Australian elections have been slammed as “Trumpian” by parliamentary opponents, sparked by reports the government...
Rapid COVID tests in supermarkets, booster shots and vaccines for kids within weeks
Rapid COVID test kits – which promise results within minutes – will be sold at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets across Australia from...
‘A con’: Malcolm Turnbull blasts key part of government’s net-zero plan
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his long-awaited net-zero plan will lower power bills, create 100,000 jobs, and leave Australians thousands of dollars...
Net-zero plan ‘right thing to do’, but few details or modelling
Prime Minister Scott Morrison admits it has been a “difficult time” in the Coalition as the government “wrestled” with agreement on a...
‘Huge privacy risks’ in social media age verification plan for Facebook, Spotify
Internet experts fear an online privacy crackdown could cause more problems than it solves, with Australians needing to provide official identification documents...
‘Addicted to secrecy’: Net-zero plan still a mystery, days out from Glasgow
The Morrison government’s net-zero emissions plan should finally be locked in by Tuesday. The details remain shrouded in mystery but Prime Minister...
‘Don’t talk about Fight Club‘: Government refuses to release net-zero details
The federal government has blocked modelling for its net-zero emissions plan from being released publicly, despite a Senate order for it to...