'Tense' COVID-19 call between Morrison and then-Queensland premier
"This particular phone call was was very harsh. I just hung up the phone."
"This particular phone call was was very harsh. I just hung up the phone."
Western Australia will be handed an extra $6.6 billion by the federal government next year thanks to a controversial deal labelled the worst policy this century.
A National Anti-Corruption Commission inquiry today found two of six people referred to it for investigation engaged in corrupt conduct, while it cleared the remaining four.
The former Liberal leader was ensnared in the case over an alleged false statement to parliament after the Higgins rape scandal erupted in 2021.
Muslim leaders have condemned the former prime minister for being "deeply ill-informed".
Morrison orchestrated the net zero policy alongside ex-Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce but overnight said he no longer backed the commitment of hitting it by 2050.
Christine Holgate says the criticism from the then-PM was like being "run over" and "reversed over again".
Australia and the United Kingdom are on the verge of signing a 50-year treaty to strengthen the AUKUS alliance even as it is under review by the United States.
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned the United States against walking away from the AUKUS agreement in the face of the potential threat posed by China .
The former prime minister is one of 14 people to be made a Companion of the Order of Australia.