Political leadership
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf resigns amid fallout over climate policy
Humza Yousaf, who was facing a no-confidence vote, had also been weakened in recent months by a campaign finance scandal and divisions over transgender rights.
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‘Do you want me to speak or not? I am the prime minister’: Albanese caught on film
ABC footage shows the prime minister asking rally organiser Sarah Williams if she wanted him to speak just before his comments to the crowd prompted her furious outburst.
- by Olivia Ireland
Opinion
Mental health
Scott Morrison has broken an Australian taboo, and we should be grateful
That the former prime minister was an active participant in our toxic political culture should not make us less sympathetic to his own difficulties.
- by Sean Kelly
The ‘real’ Scott Morrison: former PM says Australians didn’t know who he was
Australians did not know the “real” Scott Morrison when he occupied the nation’s top political office, the former prime minister says, adding he largely kept his faith private during his four years in power.
- by James Massola
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Premier demotes MP over allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour
Labor member for South Barwon Darren Cheeseman has been asked by Jacinta Allan to resign from his role as a parliamentary secretary as a “result of allegations of persistent, inappropriate behaviour in the workplace”.
- by Kieran Rooney
Joining the PM for his Kokoda Track hike offered rare insights
I joined Anthony Albanese for his Kokoda Track walk. It was a moment in history. A sitting Australian prime minister had never walked it before. Neither had a PNG prime minister.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Mental health
A contact called me with news about the PM. It left me with a moral dilemma
The source was not a troublemaker or a leadership aspirant. This was not an ALP stunt. It was a person concerned for the man, and the country.
- by Neil Mitchell
Morrison reveals decision to take anti-depressants during premiers’ ‘pile on’, AUKUS decision
Former prime minister Scott Morrison has revealed he took prescription medication to deal with mental health challenges while in office.
- by James Massola
‘A rape happened in this building’: What the Higgins finding could mean for body to punish politicians, staff
Minister for Women Katy Gallagher says the much-delayed parliamentary standards commission could punish MPs, senators, staffers and others in the building for serious breaches such as sexual assault.
- by Olivia Ireland
Analysis
Social media
Big victim or big mouth? Time for Australia to put Elon Musk in his place
At its heart, this case is about Australian sovereignty over a company that has a deep aversion to government authority.
- by David Crowe
Selfies, snacks and ceremonies: Albanese sets up camp for night on Kokoda Track
The prime minister received an energy boost along the way from his favourite sweet: a bag of liquorice Black Cats, which he shared with fellow walkers.
- by Matthew Knott