Wednesday: Scott Morrison has been spared being referred to the privileges committee over his secret ministries – for now. Plus: a young dancer who wants ballet to be ‘more noisy’.
ood morning. A push by the Greens to refer Scott Morrison to parliament’s privileges committee was rejected by the Speaker, but MPs could still vote for the move next month. An court battle looks likely after Lachlan Murdoch began a defamation suit against Australian news site Crikey. And Twitter’s former head of security has blasted his former employer over its alleged security failings.
A push by the Greens to refer Scott Morrison to parliament’s powerful privileges committee has been rejected by the Speaker, Milton Dick, who has found there was not enough evidence to say the former prime minister deliberately misled the lower house. MPs may yet vote towhen parliament resumes next month – or to set up another form of inquiry – but that would require an absolute majority.
Twitter’s former head of security has accused the company of deceiving users over the strength of its security measuresin an analysis written in February, and said Twitter had not been upfront about the number of spam bots it deals with. Twitter denies the accusations., saying it was an entirely baseless allegation.Photograph: Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang.to be installed at the National Gallery of Victoria this spring and covered with large-scale murals by local artists.
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