The nature of the Coalition government has truly been laid bare this week in the apparent cover-up of the alleged rape of ex-staffer Brittany Higgins.

The government has done just about everything wrong when dealing with workplace assault. The mishandling presents yet another credibility crisis for Scott Morrison, as Bernard Keane wrote. Morrison made things worse for himself when invoking the “as a father of girls” line, suggesting once again that he is incapable of viewing women as deserving of compassion unless he is first reminded of their relationship to a man. We haven’t even begun to see the impact the scandal will have on Morrison’s ministry.

Elsewhere, attention on Morrison became diluted after Facebook banned news content on its platform in Australia, something the social media giant had been threatening for some time. We also looked at how the government has forked out massive bonuses for subpar work, Christian Porter’s affect on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and this week’s abolition of the Family Court.

MICHAEL BRADLEY 3 minute read

Scott Morrison's response to the alleged rape of a political staffer was a train wreck. But we shouldn't be surprised.

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

Scott Morrison's struggle to avoid the scandal over the alleged rape of a staffer in Parliament House reflects his serial mendacity and his carefully cultivated political image.

GEORGIA WILKINS 2 minute read

The NBN paid an eye-watering $77 million in bonuses to execs and select staff. Why no apoplectic tirade from the PM?

AMBER SCHULTZ 4 minute read

Under the defence minister reports of abuse in the ADF have continued to climb.

DAVID HARDAKER 5 minute read

Scott Morrison's wife is his most trusted and influential adviser but what skills does she actually bring to the cabinet table?

JANINE PERRETT 3 minute read

Throwing Linda Reynolds to the wolves could suit Scott 'I knew nothing' Morrison right down to the ground.

JEFF JARVIS 4 minute read

Australia's news media bargaining code will set a dangerous precedent for the future of the net.

STEPHEN MAYNE 3 minute read

Seven West Media claimed $47 million in JobKeeper in six months last year. Will we ever know who else got huge amounts of taxpayers' money?

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

Any industrial relations debate should start not with what reforms will cost business, but how much workers have lost in recent years as a result of wage stagnation.

JANINE PERRETT 3 minute read

A new wave of high-profile resignations have hit the business and political worlds.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

The attorney-general took absolutely no notice of pretty much every expert in the country. But he did listen to Pauline Hanson.