February
Tips for reading the polling on who will win the election
In terms of measuring how the primary vote stands for the major parties at the moment, the Resolve poll could be right, after all.
Star Entertainment’s funeral has another billionaire guest
The battered casino operator’s assets have attracted the attention of MAGA-loving Clive Palmer.
‘Clive and Pauline’: Palmer sought One Nation deal before Trump pitch
Clive Palmer joined Trumpet of Patriots after failing to strike a deal with Pauline Hanson that would have made One Nation “The Clive and Pauline Party”.
Whyalla steelworks in administration; NAB shares dive; WFH tide turns
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Clive Palmer plans to bombard voters despite High Court defeat
The mining magnate will not be able to support candidates under the United Australia Party banner but still plans to bankroll “independent” Senate campaigns.
Adani lines up mega debt deal in litmus test for coal financing
The Indian conglomerate’s Abbot Point business had failed to refinance its maturing debt several times between 2020 and 2023 amid reluctance over fossil fuels.
November 2024
Coal lobbyist sends Ralph Babet to COP29
The Coalition for Conservation – chaired by coal lobbyist Larry Anthony - sent the fringe Senator to Baku.
Campaign finance laws could reduce not increase political competition
The community independents are right that this legislation is too important to be rushed through parliament in the final two sitting weeks.
Election donation rules target Palmer and Climate 200
New rules due to come into force in 2026 will cap spending in federal elections and dramatically speed up public disclosure rules.
October 2024
Payman announces ‘a party for all’, but wants alignment on Israel-Gaza
Candidates for the new party called Australia’s Voice would have “value alignment” with Senator Fatima Payman, including their stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
September 2024
Palmer-proof election donations reform plan looms
Labor is close to finalising plans to overhaul Australia’s electoral laws, including new rules for real-time political donation disclosures.
July 2024
Tim Wilson rattles the can to rich Sydneysiders
The former Liberal MP has told prospective interstate donors “I refuse to die” in his battle to win back Goldstein.
Palmer accuses CITIC of contract breach with 3000 jobs in balance
The Chinese conglomerate has dismissed Clive Palmer’s claims as absurd in the latest twist in a bitter legal battle over an $18 billion WA mine.
Judge backs CITIC claim that 3000 jobs at risk in Clive Palmer dispute
A WA Supreme Court judge says the mine that represents China’s biggest investment on Australian soil could have to shut down within a few years.
June 2024
In Australia, Tucker Carlson finds a new enemy: the ABC
The right-wing commentator wrongly accused the ABC of criticising him, in another example of how on society’s fringe the market for alternate realities runs strong.
Palmer confident on $40b coal damages claim
Billionaire Clive Palmer says his Singapore business could take the Commonwealth to the cleaners over a stalled coal project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
Clive Palmer’s private jet picks up Tucker Carlson
The mining billionaire’s plane picked up a pain from Maine.
Litigation lover Clive Palmer sues James Shipton
After spending millions pursuing the former ASIC chairman with newspaper ads, the Rich Lister has come back for more.
May 2024
Palmer says billionaires like him shouldn’t get a break on bills
The Rich Lister, who is eligible for the power bill rebate on several of his homes, says the money would be better spent on households that desperately need it.
China’s biggest mine on Aussie soil makes $820m profit
Chinese conglomerate CITIC made a profit of almost $820 million on magnetite operations in WA that it says are under threat because billionaire Clive Palmer refuses to hand over more land.