This Month
- Immersive
- Social media
The Australians inside Andrew Tate’s online ‘university’
Leaked member data from the controversial influencer’s “financial education platform” reveals its popularity.
- Joshua Peach and Lucy King
September
Trump, Harris are spending $25m a week. They’re just getting started
The two candidates’ campaigns are spending their war chests on everything from social media adverts to lawn signs. But a multi-million dollar blitz is still to come.
- Matthew Cranston
April
The corporate cost of the Yes campaign
In some circles, there is now a perception that corporate alignment with a cause can alienate more voters than it persuades.
- Samantha Hutchinson
October 2023
NSW Libs learnt a lesson at the referendum – here’s how they’ll use it
The NSW Liberals are re-drawing a target seat list of the electorates they believe are now in play after the referendum
- Updated
- Samantha Hutchinson
August 2023
Why Liberals fear Boris Johnson’s go-to pollster has lost its touch
NSW and Queensland officials are worried that CT Group can’t help the party woo younger voters, women and some ethnic groups.
- Samantha Hutchinson
May 2023
Four out of five influencer posts fail to disclose advertising ties
Influencers are failing to disclose commercial relationships, with the fashion industry the worst offender, according to a new consumer regulator report.
- Tom Burton
February 2023
- Exclusive
- NSW Election
Teals lead the cash splash in seats ahead of NSW election campaign
The independents are exploiting a new ‘persuasion window’ by spending big and early on social media, while unions are leading statewide spending.
- Samantha Hutchinson
March 2022
Facebook’s plan to not ruin the Australian election
The owner of Facebook and Instagram has lifted its investment in fact-checking ahead of the federal election while also improving transparency around advertising on social and political issues.
- Miranda Ward
January 2022
WeChat is good for business, but not elections
Verified WeChat business accounts are among the very first things Chinese people check when they are deciding whether to trust a business.
- John Davidson
March 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
China is coming out the winner in a decoupling world
It now looks like a recovering China is taking the lead in detaching itself from a struggling US.
- Geoff Raby
September 2019
- Opinion
- Opinion
The angry activists and their own goals
No great public cause is truly lost until a tin-eared activist group has got behind it.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
May 2019
GetUp's aggressive, progressive tactics may have backfired
Labor candidates say the thousands of GetUp activists deployed in the election turned voters off with their aggressive campaign around global warming.
- Aaron Patrick and Bo Seo
April 2019
- Opinion
- Opinion
Agree with the left, or be destroyed
Google employees were so alarmed by the prospect of a conservative invading their playground that they started a petition to have me removed.
- Kay Coles James
- Exclusive
- Federal election
Labor flags start-up R&D reprieve
Shadow Innovation Minister Kim Carr said Labor will help start-ups that lost R&D incentives, but will avoid Malcolm Turnbull's tech-centric innovation strategy.
- Paul Smith