Opinion

The compassion quotient in Morrison's Afghan response needs a boost

Michelle Grattan
Updated August 21 2021 - 8:23am, first published 5:00am

Scott Morrison this week pointed to the government's closure of Australia's embassy in Afghanistan in May as a good decision for which he had been criticised.

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Michelle Grattan

Michelle Grattan is a press gallery journalist and former editor of The Canberra Times. She is a professorial fellow at the University of Canberra and writes for The Conversation, where her columns also appear.

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