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Hello, Helen Sullivan presents the main stories to read absolutely Monday, October 22.
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The Coalition has removed the finding that a deal worth $ 1.3 billion would have cost half much After pressure exerted by a multinational weapons manufacturer, reveal documents obtained by Guardian Australia. The documents show that the multinational multinational audit firm Thales, "multinational", was "aggrieved" by the conclusion of the Auditor General, Grant Hehir, that Australia could have saved hundreds of millions of dollars if the United States had chosen to buy its new fleet of light duty vehicles, purchase 1,100 Hawkeis manufactured locally by Thales. Thales contacted the Attorney General, Christian Porter, in January and asked him to use extraordinary, unprecedented powers to conceal parts of the Auditor General's report.
In particular, the weapons manufacturer wanted six paragraphs removed from the report, based on court documents filed as part of a separate federal court action to block the release of the report. According to these court documents, these six paragraphs have shown that Australia could have obtained a similar vehicle at half price via the US program of light tactical vehicles, according to Thales court documents. Australia had considered joining the JLTV program but had withdrawn and opted for a locally-built option after what the Auditor General described as "intensive lobbying" by Thales and the defense sector.
Kerryn Phelps Proposes to Make Nauru Kids 'First Order of the Day', while she remains on track to occupy the Wentworth seat after a rollercoaster ride in the Sunday countdown. Until Sunday night, Phelps had more than 1,600 votes ahead of Liberal candidate Dave Sharma, putting the negative balance against the Liberals at over 19%. On the measure favored by both parties, Phelps is ahead of Sharma from 51.1% to 48.9%. Earlier Sunday, the gap between the two parties had fallen to 884 votes, the votes by correspondence has strongly favored Sharma. But Phelps moved away later in the day after adjusting Saturday night's countdown in a few big kiosks. Phelps used television interviews Sunday to argue that the Morrison government should submit to a full term unless "exceptional circumstances".
Scott Morrison will engage in a museum of remembrance of child sexual abuse survivors as the centerpiece of what will be a moving national excuse for institutional abuse survivors in the federal Parliament today. More than 1,000 people are expected to go to Canberra for the apology, a symbolic gesture that follows the horrific findings of the Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Sexual Abuse of Children. Julia Gillard, the prime minister who put the royal commission on the right track, should be there. Morrison will engage in Monday's speech in a museum that will serve as a place of memory and reflection, as well as catalog the events that led to the royal commission.
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have issued a joint statement requesting information on Saudi Arabia. about the death of Jamal Khashoggiwhile Western government ministers were lining up to reject Riyadh's official line. After two weeks of denials that the kingdom was involved in the journalist's disappearance on Oct. 2, the Saudi regime on Friday announced that he had died during a hand-to-hand fight inside the kingdom. his consulate in Istanbul. In a joint statement released Sunday, the UK, France and Germany said: "It remains urgent to clarify what exactly happened on October 2 – beyond the assumptions put forward until 39, here in the Saudi inquiry, which must be supported by facts to be considered credible. "
Need a halloween costume? A sea cucumber known as "headless chicken monster" was filmed for the first time in the Southern Ocean with the help of a camera technology developed by researchers Australian. The creature was filmed off eastern Antarctica. "Some of the images we receive from the cameras are breathtaking, including species we have never seen in this part of the world," said Australian Antarctic Division program director Dirk Welsford.
sport
Everton has "demolished" Crystal Palace 2-0 But they left late to record their third consecutive victory in the Premier League under Marco Silva, writes Andy Hunter.
Just under 15% of all Tongans in the southern hemisphere were at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday night.. The first international match between Tonga and Australia proves the huge potential of the match.
Reflection time
Are foxes misunderstood? "I'm squatting in an enclosure with three red foxes (scientific name Vulpes vulpes, Writes Toby McCasker, "one of which I am particularly interested in: unlike any other fox I saw, he is wearing a necklace. He has also been talking to me for some time in this high and obscene manner, peculiar to foxes. It turned out that he was asking me to gently pass him a slice of melon nearby. The Sydney Fox Rescue Sanctuary was founded with its 14 foxes in 2012. This story tells how its president, Charlie Jackson-Martin, came to live in the wild, a fox murmur goes back a few years. He says foxes "deserve care and compassion".
Former Governor General Michael Jeffery almost became a farmer. He opted to be a soldier instead. After a distinguished military career, he was governor of his home country, Western Australia, and Governor General of Australia, representative of the Queen, head of the Australian state. So he does not enter the public debate lightly. But his last subject, that of the restoration of ancient Australian soils, the most enthusiasm.
Busy Philipps talks about the best friend, to be broke and his new book. "As guilty pleas go away, there are some that are painful to even admit to yourself," writes Sophie Heawood. "It's one of mine: every day I go on Instagram and watch Busy Philipps train. The good news (or maybe the bad news) is that it's not just me. A million people now follow Philipps, who first tasted fame by playing in the teen drama Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek. "
Gathering of the media
Fairthax and News Corp are at the top of the rankings with the result obtained at Wentworth, with Australian Financial Review reporting that Scott Morrison will maintain his position on politics, including climate change, despite the record. the Australian"Angry" MPs accuse Malcolm Turnbull of losing after refusing to approve Dave Sharma. the Advertiser Rebekha Sharkie and Cathy McGowan, both members of the conflicting groups, are demanding a meeting with the prime minister, "exercising their new power before guaranteeing their support for the government".
To come up
Scott Morrison will present a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse. Bill Shorten will then speak and Julia Gillard will unveil a piece of art in Parliament.
Prince Harry and Meghan will visit Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world.
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