March
Gina Rinehart hangs mural of herself and Peter Dutton
The painting of the mining billionaire’s 70th birthday party now adorns her Roy Hill reception.
February
‘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”.
January
Peter Dutton is not Donald Trump. He can’t afford to be
The opposition leader’s role in delivering marriage equality should be a reminder that he is not an unyielding arch-conservative, as a growing narrative by his detractors suggests.
November 2024
Lidia Thorpe taunts senators, stares down suspension
The suspended senator entered the press gallery on Thursday and called for a “free Palestine” as debate rumbled in the chamber below.
Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been suspended from parliament until Thursday after she threw pieces of paper at Pauline Hanson in the upper house.
Politicians don’t want migrants but they do need workers
Neither major party has managed immigration well. That has not stopped Peter Dutton from making an election issue out of it.
Macquarie slumps; Trump’s dubious ‘secrets’; 10 Melbourne legends
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Hanson racially vilified senator in ‘angry personal attack’: judge
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson racially vilified Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in a tweet telling her to “piss off back to Pakistan”, the Federal Court has ruled.
July 2024
It’s not just Labor that let the CFMEU off the leash
Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson and some independents have played a role in enabling the militant union.
Senators demand Cbus cut ties with CFMEU-appointed directors
There are currently three CFMEU-appointed directors on the super fund’s board.
June 2024
Criticism of ‘stingy’ Baby Boomers misses the point
Readers’ letters on generational attacks; the “war” between banks and mortgage brokers; robots and the Great Barrier Reef; Grant Hackett’s leadership; and Pauline Hanson’s silence.
May 2024
The Coalition swings back to the immigration playbook
The irony is that Peter Dutton of all people should understand how complicated migration numbers really are.
Judge retires to consider if Pauline Hanson is a racist
After a bitterly fought trial, a judge has retired to consider whether Pauline Hanson made a racial slur when telling a Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan.
April 2024
A judge may decide if Pauline Hanson is a white supremacist
The far-right senator’s career of racial commentary is on trial in the Federal Court.
Surge of violence tests policy tolerance of social media
The Coalition in particular has to ask tricky questions of when enough is enough on social media platforms.
Agents orange: inside parliament’s battle of the hall passes
Crossbenchers are the focus of everyone with a stake in contentious legislation. No wonder David Pocock has had enough.
March 2024
Sense of urgency as Australia finds its true international identity
There is a meaning to be extracted from the ASEAN summit for Australia’s international identity.
Peter Dutton’s secret FIFO trip
The opposition leader went on an undisclosed trip to Perth last week, attending Gina Rinehart’s birthday party for less than an hour.
February 2024
‘I’ve worn his shoes’: Hanson introduces her latest recruit
The One Nation leader believes new West Australian firearms reforms and resentment over the COVID-19 response will spark her party’s west coast revival.
Working women swing to Labor – and to private schools
As soon as families can afford it, they have been switching to independent schools. No amount of public money is likely to reverse that soon.