May
- Exclusive
- Hong Kong protests
Crosby Textor advised pro-Beijing HK officials
The Australian political consultancy provided advice used by pro-Beijing officials in Hong Kong ahead of the start of national security laws that dramatically curtailed free speech.
- Kylar Loussikian
May
The Aussie political guru on a UK mission impossible
Tory campaign chief Isaac Levido will need every ounce of his battlefield wiles if he is to lift Rishi Sunak’s party out of the doldrums by July 4. Luckily, he has a plan.
- Hans van Leeuwen
February
The dead diamond dealer, the Russian billionaire and the ex-Liberal Party strategist
Spanning transactions from Monaco to Switzerland, CT Group has been accused in the UK’s High Court of offering up forged bank documents in the family legal dispute of a deceased Israeli diamond dealer.
- Ronald Mizen
It’s over: Crosby, Textor, Liberals part ways
The exit of CT Group from federal Liberal elections will open the door to the firm’s alumni to pitch for the work.
- Mark Di Stefano
January
- Exclusive
- Strategy consulting
More corporate intelligence, less politics: Life after Crosby at CT
The new CEO of the consultancy famed for its political ‘dark arts’ says forensic level business research is more of a focus, as Lynton Crosby steps down as boss.
- Maxim Shanahan
November 2023
- Opinion
- Liberal Party
Liberal Party is tired of Crosby Textor politics
A report into this year’s NSW election loss concludes the party needs to adapt to younger voters and drop campaign approaches from the Howard era.
- Aaron Patrick
Sir Lynton Crosby and Mark Textor toast CT’s adulthood
The political operatives celebrated CT Group’s 21st with a Sydney party full of business executives and lobbyists, and two former prime ministers in tow.
- Mark Di Stefano
March 2023
- Exclusive
- Courts
Political adviser accuses former staffer of stealing data
Crosby Textor Group has made allegations about Freshwater’s work for former UK leader Liz Truss, and it’s playing out in the NSW Supreme Court.
- Max Mason
January 2023
- Exclusive
- Super wars
Conservative pollster enlisted for fight on the ‘purpose of super’
Lobbyist and pollster C|T Group, founded by political operatives Lynton Crosby and Mark Textor, is running focus groups on superannuation for the Financial Services Council.
- Aleks Vickovich
September 2022
Lynton Crosby’s firm ensnared in US bribery probe
The Wizard of Oz’s C|T Group is voluntarily engaging with an FBI investigation.
- Michael Roddan
March 2021
Victoria takes the lead in flexible working
Department heads will lead the state’s new flexible office work program, as a new survey shows Australians are increasingly optimistic about returning to normal work life.
- Tom Burton and Natasha Boddy
October 2020
- Exclusive
- US votes 2020
Trump should make core issues great again, says pollster Lynton Crosby
The world-renowned pollster says Donald Trump needs to focus his campaign on the economy and jobs, as criticism mounts over the President's daily obsessions with the media, Fauci and other sideshow issues.
- Updated
- Jacob Greber
September 2020
'Let us back into the office', say growing numbers in US, Australia
Just over half of Australians say now is the right time to return to their offices, up from 39 per cent in late July, a global survey shows.
- Jacob Greber
August 2020
- Exclusive
- US votes 2020
Trump 'in a much better position than many think'
The campaign adviser to Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison said Donald Trump would be 'highly competitive' on election day if he gets more people thinking about his plans for the economy.
- Jacob Greber
May 2020
Australia's rescue package the world's biggest, bar one
On a share of GDP basis, Australia outspent every country except Qatar with its direct fiscal stimulus to save the economy from the COVID-19 downturn, with its 10.6 per cent of GDP almost 10 times that of Spain.
- Matthew Cranston
Don't mistake surging political popularity for votes
Public support for political leaders has soared in response to their decisive handling of the coronavirus crises, but political strategist Sir Lynton Crosby says that may not translate into election victories for incumbent governments.
- John Kehoe
- Exclusive
- Coronavirus pandemic
Business must fight bigger, bolder government: Lynton Crosby
Conservative political strategist says executives will have to fight to have their voice heard in policy battles.
- John Kehoe
February 2020
Aussie campaign guru Isaac Levido sets up in UK
When it comes to the export of political apparatchiks and poll whisperers, Australia really does punch above its weight.
- Myriam Robin
December 2019
- Exclusive
- Trump's White House
Lynton Crosby lobby shop doubles down on Trump's America
Propelled by stunning political wins for Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson this year, Sir Lynton Crosby's US office has been quietly ramping up its operations ahead of the blockbuster 2020 presidential campaign.
- Jacob Greber
- Analysis
- UK election
Which Boris will voters get?
If he wins the election, will the prime minister lead as a One Nation Tory or a Trump-style populist?
- George Parker