Guardian AustraliaFreedom of Information PM’s department tries to block release of navy chief’s diary in arms contract investigation Australia News - Christopher KnausThe prime minister’s department has intervened to thwart the release of the navy chief’s diary to a senator investigating the handling of a multibillion-dollar arms contract. The Centre Alliance senator
Guardian AustraliaPeter Dutton How did Mike Pezzullo become Australia’s most powerful bureaucrat? Australia News - Katharine Murphy and Christopher KnausLook, he’s a control freak – but in that job, home affairs, you need to be Simon Crean His comments were unfounded and not able to be responded to by me in the media Mike Pezzullo We look the least independent
Guardian AustraliaCerebral Palsy Australians with life-threatening swallowing condition win NDIS battle Australia News - Luke Henriques-GomesThousands of Australians living with a life-threatening swallowing condition could now get NDIS funding after the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) lost a high-stakes case at the administrative
Guardian AustraliaBarnaby Joyce 'He's a maverick': why New England kept the faith with Barnaby Joyce Australia News - Gabrielle ChanA lot of people don't like the idea of [Joyce] getting badgered as much as he did New England voter Andrew Coventry A lot of people are tending to return to the side of the tennis court they were born
Guardian Australia Residents of Sydney's Mascot Towers evacuated after cracks emerge Australia News - Guardian staff and AAPResidents have been forced to leave a Sydney high-rise apartment complex because of concerns over reports of movement in the building. Those residing in all 122 units in Mascot Towers and nine units in
Guardian AustraliaLobbying Lobbyist firm Barton Deakin says it 'strongly supports' introduction of watchdog Australia News - Christopher KnausOne of Australia’s biggest lobbyist firms has said it “strongly supports” the introduction of an independent commissioner to investigate and oversee the sector. The New South Wales Independent Commission
Guardian AustraliaFraser Anning Robot sex expert on honours list plans college with Fraser Anning to teach 'Trumpism' Australia News - Lisa MartinA robot sex expert and former far-right candidate who was awarded a Queen’s Birthday honour for “significant service to international education” says he is setting up a graduate school with Fraser Anning
Guardian AustraliaJohn Howard Nothing new in Coalition's nuclear awakening. No, wait, perhaps there is Australia News - Katharine MurphyFair warning before we kick off this weekend. Increasingly, I’m reaching that stage of my professional life where I can be heard muttering, and sometimes shouting, I’m too bloody old for this. My long-suffering
Guardian AustraliaEnvironmentalism Sussan Ley: I'll be an environmentalist as minister Australia News - Sarah MartinTo be honest, I am not strongly for or against nuclear power The new environment minister, Sussan Ley, has declared herself an “environmentalist”, saying she is prepared to fight for the environment around
Guardian AustraliaBob Hawke 'He implored us take action on climate': Sophie Taylor-Price's tribute to her grandfather, Bob Hawke - in full Australia NewsI grew up in the shadow of a giant. All the reflections shared today reinforce that his greatness was one of a kind. However, his blood is my blood and his story has become part of my story. When I was
Guardian AustraliaBob Hawke Bob Hawke's tribe gathered for his memorial and showed a better Australia is waiting Australia News - David MarrIt’s an old rule of politics: never waste a disaster. Bob Hawke is dead but his tribe gathered at the Opera House today to give his successors – both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition
Guardian AustraliaLabor Party Coalition has put Labor in a tight spot over tax cuts but it faces risks too Australia News - Paul KarpThe finance minister, Mathias Cormann, has warned the crossbench there will be no wheeling and dealing to pass the government’s package on income tax cuts. He would say that, wouldn’t he? How many times
Guardian AustraliaAnthony Albanese Anthony Albanese insists John Setka will be expelled from Labor despite impasse Australia News - Paul KarpAnthony Albanese has expressed confidence Victorian unionist John Setka will be expelled from Labor on 5 July despite a stubborn impasse over whether he can be forced to relinquish his union office. On
Guardian AustraliaCriminal Law Russell Street bomber Craig Minogue faces court charged with rape and abduction Australia News - Australian Associated PressRussell Street bomber Craig Minogue has faced a Melbourne court for the first time charged with abduction and rape. The 57-year-old was charged in May with 38 offences, including abduction by force and
Guardian AustraliaIslamic State (ISIS) Man stopped at Sydney airport on way to join Isis released on good behaviour bond Australia News - Australian Associated PressA young man who wanted to be an Islamic State fighter but was stopped at Sydney airport as he tried to fly to Syria will walk free from jail after being handed a five-year good behaviour bond. Moudasser
Guardian AustraliaBanking Royal Commission AMP handed stricter conditions in royal commission aftermath Australia News - Australian Associated PressThe Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has issued compliance orders to AMP Super amid continued concerns about the company’s management in the wake of the financial services royal commission. prudential
Guardian AustraliaBob Hawke Bob Hawke's beer-drinking record may be marked by Oxford blue plaque Australia News - Ben Doherty in OxfordThe second line in any vernacular biography of Bob Hawke – that he was once the possessor of the world record for skolling a yard of ale – could be formally honoured with a plaque in Oxford. A formal will
Guardian AustraliaWestpac Activists to ramp up pressure on companies over climate during AGM season Australia News - Martin FarrerActivist groups are stepping up their efforts to lobby Australia’s biggest companies on climate policy as the corporate sector prepares for the annual general meeting season. Some of Australia’s best-known
Guardian AustraliaBlue Mountains Blue Mountains wilderness would be 'permanently' changed by raising dam wall, leak reveals Australia News - Naaman ZhouA leaked draft report has predicted world heritage areas of the Blue Mountains would be “permanently” changed by a controversial New South Wales government plan to raise a dam wall. The state government
Guardian AustraliaLabor Party Stalemate as Sally McManus calls on Setka to resign, but he vows to stay Australia News - Paul KarpThe ACTU secretary, Sally McManus, and CFMMEU boss John Setka are stuck in a stalemate after McManus demanded Setka resign but he vowed to stay put. McManus met with Setka, who is the boss of the union’s
Guardian AustraliaMatildas Morning mail: Adani water stoush, Sanders steps down, Matildas win Australia News - Helen SullivanGood morning, this is Helen Sullivan bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Friday 14 June. The Queensland government says the federal water decision on Adani “reeked of political interference”.
Guardian AustraliaQueensland Queensland says federal water decision on Adani 'reeked of political interference' Australia News - Lisa Cox and Sarah MartinThe Queensland government has raised more questions about the federal government’s decision to rush out its approval of Adani’s groundwater management plan before calling the federal election, with the
Guardian AustraliaKevin Rudd Turnbull 'nuttiness' to blame for bad relationship with China, Kevin Rudd says Australia News - Kate LyonsFormer prime minister Kevin Rudd has blamed Malcolm Turnbull’s “domestically and politically self-indulgent nuttiness” for the problems in the relationship between China and Australia, in a wide-ranging
Guardian AustraliaParole Man pleads guilty to raping girl, seven, in Sydney dance studio Australia News - Australian Associated PressA convicted rapist has admitted he sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl he’d choked and detained in a Sydney dance studio bathroom. Anthony Peter Sampieri, 55, on Thursday pleaded guilty to three of
Guardian AustraliaManus Island Australia must use past success to reset future asylum policy, professor says Australia News - Amy RemeikisAustralia can reset and reform its refugee and asylum seeker policy by looking to its past successes and best current practice from around the world, a leading refugee law study centre has found, to create
Guardian AustraliaPolicing Two men shot by police in Victoria were of interest to counter-terror unit Australia News - Guardian staff and agenciesTwo brothers of interest to counter-terrorism police have been shot and seriously wounded by officers near the Victoria-New South Wales border. Counter-terrorism officers were in north-eastern Victoria
Guardian AustraliaJacqui Lambie Coalition tax cuts: Jacqui Lambie says she will consult widely before agreeing to plan Australia News - Sarah Martin Chief political correspondentJacqui Lambie, the Tasmanian senator whose vote may be critical to the success of the government’s tax cut plan, says she will seek widespread briefings before declaring her hand on the Coalition’s $158bn
Guardian AustraliaAudits Afterpay faces audit after Austrac flags money-laundering concerns Australia News - Australian Associated PressAustralian financial crime watchdog calls for audit to investigate buy-now pay-later company’s compliance with terrorism-financing laws The federal financial intelligence agency has ordered an external
Guardian AustraliaDomestic Violence Social housing landlords use domestic violence as reason to evict victims – study Australia News - Luke Henriques-GomesSocial housing landlords are evicting low-income domestic violence survivors because the abuse they suffer can be considered a “nuisance” breach under existing tenancy laws, a new study has found. In shocking
