This Month
Inside Clive Palmer’s advertising strategy (if you can call it that)
Meet the team spending the enigmatic mining billionaire’s millions on ads that won’t win seats.
March
Inside Clive Palmer’s one-man war on ASIC
Clive Palmer and Donald Trump both believe they’ve been the targets of unfair lawsuits by regulators, and both aim to get even.
Palmer’s $400b in lawsuits is just one of the risks that were hidden
The statement of dangers details tens of billions of dollars in exposure taxpayers may have to pay, including to Clive Palmer if he wins his cases.
Clive the lone budget speech fanboy
It’s a curious hobby, but then again the billionaire political pest’s other interests are dinosaurs and litigation.
Clive Palmer spends $500k on YouTube ads in 10 days
The colourful billionaire owner of Queensland-based Mineralogy’s pitch is to bring Donald Trump style policies to Australia.
The celebrity mansions on the front line of Cyclone Alfred
Gina Rinehart and Chris Hemsworth are among the Australian heavyweights who own luxury coastal properties exposed to landfall of the dangerous storm.
Questions for Virgin investors in Qatar deal
Readers’ letters on what the tie-up means for future shareholders, the ANZUS pact, Ukraine’s critical minerals, Donald Trump pausing military aid, sustainable investment, and Clive Palmer’s election ads
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.