July 2023
Robo-debt report cold comfort for victim wrongly charged $65k
Rosemary Gay’s life was turned upside down when she received a letter in late 2016 that said she owed $65,000 to be paid within 28 days.
March 2023
Palmer says mansion deal backs his bid for $300b in damages
The WA government might eventually regret slugging a Clive Palmer company with $322,000 in stamp duty on a house purchase.
Clive Palmer launches $300b claim against Australia
Billionaire Clive Palmer has enlisted former attorney-general Christian Porter to his legal team as he chases a massive damages payout from Australia under international trade laws.
February 2023
The cover-up culture that created robo-debt must also go
Officials who didn’t want to hear bad news, and ministers who wanted to manage the news, are the heart of this story.
Porter says he should have been given legal advice on robo-debt scheme
The former minister said he was never provided with internal advice held by the Department of Social Services
Tudge never queried legality of robo-debt, commission hears
The former human services minister said the program had been through a rigorous cabinet process with legal overlay.
January 2023
Tudge called for files of all public robo-debt complainants
Former human services minister Alan Tudge wanted individuals’ details to fight adverse coverage from “left-wing media”.
May 2022
The councillors battling it out for the key WA seat of Pearce
A local mayor and a councillor are fighting for Christian Porter’s seat – and businesses say the race is tight, with fixing labour shortages a key issue.
March 2022
Coalition and Labor turn to women in WA battleground seats
Scott Morrison will campaign alongside Liberal candidates Linda Aitken and Kristy McSweeney during his first trip to Western Australia since the border reopened.
Why business is pining for workplace reform
It is easy to talk a big game about consensus government in the style of Hawke and Keating, but Labor’s opposition to the omnibus industrial relations bill does not inspire confidence.
December 2021
Heads did roll: Rear Window’s 2021 in review
A year that started in court has had plenty of victims, some unlikely saviours, and the greatest boondoggle ever.
Potential Christian Porter replacement locked out of WA
Former Liberal MP Peter Katsambanis says he cannot consider nominating for preselection because border rules are preventing him from returning home.
November 2021
Doubts increase over Christian Porter’s future
Speculation is building within the Coalition that former cabinet minister Christian Porter will not recontest the next election.
October 2021
Porter may still face scrutiny over secret donations
Liberal MPs including Treasurer Josh Frydenberg say clarity on the rules about secret donors is needed.
Coalition shields Porter from scrutiny over secret trust
Labor’s bid to refer the former attorney-general to a powerful parliamentary committee was defeated.
PM’s friends and franking credits warrior promoted in reshuffle
Scott Morrison has elevated two of his closest supporters, plus the man who helped defeat Labor’s franking credit policy at the last election.
September 2021
Arrotex, India’s Stelis Biopharma in the race for mRNA facility
Arrotex founder and CEO Dennis Bastas is worried that with the exit of Christian Porter from the ministry, the onshore manufacturing race will grind to a halt.
Can Porter stay in politics without disclosing donors?
It was unviable for Christian Porter’s supporters to think they could pay his legal bills and preserve their anonymity without further damaging his now ended ministerial career.
Christian Porter in legal hole he dug himself
How can something be unfair when it’s of your own doing?
No reason Porter can’t return to the ministry, says Joyce
Christian Porter should be able to return to the frontbench, even if he never discloses who helped pay his legal bills, the Deputy Prime Minister believes.