Australia’s Morrison contradicts Biden, says US knew Canberra didn’t warn France about ditching submarine deal in favor of AUKUS

Canberra had kept Washington updated on its dealings with France, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists, despite US President Joe Biden earlier saying that he thought Paris knew about the AUKUS pact beforehand. … Read More >Australia’s Morrison contradicts Biden, says US knew Canberra didn’t warn France about ditching submarine deal in favor of AUKUS

Australian farmers would have had to gun down their cattle if government imposed methane-emission limits by 2030, deputy PM says

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has said the country’s farmers would have to “grab a rifle” and shoot their cattle to curb methane emissions if the government’s ‘Net Zero’ plan did not have a livestock exclusion. … Read More >Australian farmers would have had to gun down their cattle if government imposed methane-emission limits by 2030, deputy PM says

Aussie PM Morrison labels social media ‘coward’s palace’ as he mulls further crackdown on IT giants

Social media companies should prevent users from spreading toxic content anonymously or they will face the same legal liability as if they were publishers of this information, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned. … Read More >Aussie PM Morrison labels social media ‘coward’s palace’ as he mulls further crackdown on IT giants

‘Time to give Australians their lives back’: Border to reopen for fully vaccinated after 18 months of Covid restrictions

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday that the country would begin to ease the strict border restrictions it had imposed early in the Covid pandemic, allowing vaccinated citizens to travel internationally. … Read More >‘Time to give Australians their lives back’: Border to reopen for fully vaccinated after 18 months of Covid restrictions

Delusional’ Australian government SLATED for proposal to shield top PM-led body from public information disclosures

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of being “addicted to secrecy” as the country’s parliament debated a controversial proposed law that would exempt the workings of its National Cabinet from public scrutiny. … Read More >Delusional’ Australian government SLATED for proposal to shield top PM-led body from public information disclosures

Australian PM slammed for flying to see kids on Father’s Day while more than half the country’s fathers remained in lockdown

Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, has come under fresh scrutiny after flying on a private jet from Canberra to Sydney for a Father’s Day visit whilst the majority of Australians were locked at home. … Read More >Australian PM slammed for flying to see kids on Father’s Day while more than half the country’s fathers remained in lockdown

Biden calls Australian PM ‘that fella Down Under,’ prompts ridicule for apparently forgetting Scott Morrison’s name at key event

“That fella Down Under” is trending on social media after US President Joe Biden resorted to using the nickname when he appeared to forget the name of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a key address. … Read More >Biden calls Australian PM ‘that fella Down Under,’ prompts ridicule for apparently forgetting Scott Morrison’s name at key event

Former Australian PM accuses Scott Morrison of leading country into ‘cold war’ with China to become US’ ‘fawning acolyte’

Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has accused current leader Scott Morrison of pushing the country into a “cold war” with China and damaging relations with Beijing in a “fawning” effort to please Washington. … Read More >Former Australian PM accuses Scott Morrison of leading country into ‘cold war’ with China to become US’ ‘fawning acolyte’

Australian PM vows to keep lockdowns until 70% of population is vaccinated as more protesters hit streets despite police crackdown

A day after hundreds of protesters were arrested for breaching Covid restrictions, PM Scott Morrison has reiterated that Australia will keep battling the virus with lockdowns until the majority of citizens are fully vaccinated. … Read More >Australian PM vows to keep lockdowns until 70% of population is vaccinated as more protesters hit streets despite police crackdown