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Last modified on Mon 1 Feb 2021 15.05 EST Good morning! It’s Tamara Howie here on Tuesday 2 February getting ready for the first day of parliamentary sittings for the year and fallout from the report into Collingwood’s structural racism. Overnight we’ve seen a military coup threaten democracy in Myanmar and Trump still scrambling for a defence team ahead of his impeachment trial. Top stories Scott Morrison has told the National Press Club that MP Craig Kelly is “not my doctor, and h...

Two Coalition MPs urge further bailouts for Australias Covid-hit tourism industry Paul Karp Two Coalition MPs are calling for the Australian tourism industry to receive further bailouts after jobkeeper finishes in March because domestic holidaymakers can’t fill the void left by lost international revenue. The assertion by Warren Entsch and Llew O’Brien is backed by the infrastructure department in its submission to a parliamentary inquiry on the future of aviation, which war...

Last modified on Tue 2 Mar 2021 22.14 EST Good morning, this is Tamara Howie bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 26 January, a day mired with controversy over Australia Day honours and whether the country should change the date for the national celebration. Top stories sexual assault survivor Grace Tame named Australian of the Year. Tame was honoured for her role in the #LetHerSpeak campaign which led to the overturning of a Tasmanian law gagging sexual assault survivors...

Good morning, this is Tamara Howie bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 19 January. Today we examine the lack of action on the banking royal commissions recommendations and the controversial ways Donald Trump is seeing out his days in power. Plus we’re expecting more news from the Australian Open Covid chaos. It has been almost two years since Kenneth Hayne, the banking royal commissioner, handed his final report to the...

Thursday: Nancy Pelosi labels Trump ‘clear and present danger’ as sixth Republican backs impeachment. Plus: fresh calls to delay Olympics

AFL legend Leigh Matthews has copped backlash after defending embattled acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack, who sparked outrage for his remarks on the Black Lives Matter movement.  Michael McCormack has been heavily criticised for saying all lives matter while refusing to apologise for comparing the raid on the US Capitol with last years BLM protests. The acting prime minister, who is filling in while Scott Morrison takes a week of leave, said President Donald Trump should not be banned ...

Last modified on Mon 11 Jan 2021 14.58 EST Good morning, this is Tamara Howie bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 12 January. Top stories The Democrats have formally introduced an article of impeachment against Donald Trump, charging him with “incitement to insurrection” in connection to the violent riot at the Capitol last week. The article was introduced after Republicans blocked a resolution calling on Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from offic...

Morning mail: John Howard pans Trump, Christmas warning, drought unbroken Donald Trump’s failure to manage the Covid crisis cost Republicans the US election, according to Australia’s former prime minister John Howard. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP Thursday: Former PM says Donald Trump’s inability to manage Covid cost Republicans US election. Plus: Israel signs off on Malka Leifer extradition Wed 16 Dec 2020 15.24 EST Last modified on Wed 16 Dec 2020 15.30 EST Good morning, this is Richard ...