April 2022
Parliamentary expenses agency takes former senator to court over $114
For the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Agency, it can only be a question of deterrence.
- Joe Aston
May 2021
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Time to scrap middle-class welfare
Too much budget funding goes to people who are not poor and who do not need government help.
- David Leyonhjelm
March 2021
Having kids doesn’t guarantee a conscience, says Tame
Australian of the Year and sex abuse survivor Grace Tame says federal politics is not immune to ‘cover-up culture’ as she criticised the Prime Minister’s response to the alleged rape of a former government staffer.
- Andrew Tillett and Hannah Wootton
Leyonhjelm loses defamation appeal over ‘sexist’, ‘puerile’ comments
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young praised the decision as a timely message “that women deserve to be safe and respected” and that politicians are “not above the law”.
- Hannah Wootton
November 2019
Sarah Hanson-Young wins defamation case against former senator
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has been awarded $120,000 in her defamation battle with former MP David Leyonhjelm in the Federal Court.
- Michael Pelly
July 2019
- Opinion
- Politicians' perks
How much should we pay our pollies?
Most people serving in parliaments earn more than they would get elsewhere. That is a powerful influence on their behaviour.
- David Leyonhjelm
April 2019
- Breaking
- NSW Votes
After declaring victory, David Leyonhjelm fails to get elected
The former senator's attempt to get elected to the NSW upper house was defeated by Mark Latham's One Nation.
- Aaron Patrick
- Analysis
- Right-wing extremism
Australian intolerance is growing
The popularity of the populist right points to an uncomfortable truth that both major political parties will have to confront in next month's federal poll.
- Aaron Patrick