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Voters laboring under gutless government

Voters laboring under gutless government

Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”, but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible, the electors of Australia.

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Palmer plots High Court challenge as teals slam election funding overhaul

Palmer plots High Court challenge as teals slam election funding overhaul

Labor argues keeping United States-style mega-spending out of politics is a good thing for Australian democracy.

  • by Paul Sakkal
Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’

Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’

Labor wants to ram through sweeping reforms that would cut the power of big donors and restrict the fundraising of independent candidates.

  • by Paul Sakkal
Clive Palmer wanted to build on his boyhood, but did he need a permit?

Clive Palmer wanted to build on his boyhood, but did he need a permit?

A new builder and a curious council are just two notable developments at the billionaire’s newly repurchased childhood home in Melbourne.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Surprising name emerges as frontrunner for Media Watch host gig

Surprising name emerges as frontrunner for Media Watch host gig

ABC investigative journalist and former foreign correspondent Linton Besser is firming as top contender for the role.

  • by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Quintessential Queenslander Clive Palmer buys childhood home in Williamstown

Quintessential Queenslander Clive Palmer buys childhood home in Williamstown

Quite what the mining magnate plans to do with his new $4.5 million bungalow is anyone’s guess.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Pure Gold Coast Clive Palmer buys childhood Melbourne home

Pure Gold Coast Clive Palmer buys childhood Melbourne home

The Queensland-based billionaire mining magnate bought the suburban house where he once lived as a child. We didn’t take him for a Victorian either.

  • by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
A cap on dark political donations sounds simple, but there’s a serious catch

A cap on dark political donations sounds simple, but there’s a serious catch

It sounds wonderful to anyone fed up with blanket advertising and robocalls, but there will be a temptation to replace the lost money with more public funding.

  • by David Crowe
Clive Palmer’s plan to build Titanic II runs into another iceberg
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Clive Palmer’s plan to build Titanic II runs into another iceberg

The builders of the original Titanic, Harland & Wolff, have put a big dent in Palmer’s $1 billion effort to recreate the ill-fated ocean liner.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Both sides now: Anthony Pratt hires Scott Morrison and Daniel Andrews
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Both sides now: Anthony Pratt hires Scott Morrison and Daniel Andrews

The Melbourne box billionaire has shown admirable bipartisanship in his hiring of some influential consultants.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Gina Rinehart stars in fashion ad with Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s son

Gina Rinehart stars in fashion ad with Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s son

Australia’s richest woman collaborated with the son of Queensland’s infamous hillbilly dictator to spruik her recently acquired Driza-Bone coats.

  • by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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