NEWS for Tuesday 23/02/2021
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government will continue to function and won't be distracted by the resignation of Craig Kelly from the party.
- Craig Kelly says he will ensure supply in the Lower House [[of Parliament]] and vote with the government on policies.
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the $25 weekly increase to the JobSeeker unemployment payment, saying it "appropriate" as Australia recovers from the pandemic and returns to a "more normal" environment.
- Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Facebook will restore Australian news pages online in the coming days.
- Opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Greens leader Adam Bandt have become the latest politicians to receive their first doses of coronavirus vaccine.
- Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has rejected criticism from her former staffer, Brittany Higgins, who has asked the minister to stop citing privacy concerns in her response to questions in the Senate over an alleged rape in 2019.
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