Craig Kelly
Craig Kelly now Hanson’s hero after deserting Palmer’s party
The controversial former Liberal-turned-UAP operative has jumped ship again and joined Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Scots College castle still up in the air
Six years, and several lapsed deadlines and cost blowouts later, the Bellevue Hill monstrosity is still not open.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Exclusive
State Parliament
One Nation looks to recruit Craig Kelly in NSW, sources say
Despite official party denials, speculation is mounting the former Liberal MP will ditch Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party to join One Nation and force out NSW MP Tania Mihailuk.
- by Max Maddison
Craig Kelly aide found guilty of indecent assaults
Francesco Zumbo has been convicted of indecently assaulting four of the former MP’s female staff members, who were in their late teens and early 20s.
- by Miklos Bolza
Liberal candidate defends pokie lobbyist’s attendance at campaign launch
Wannabe Pittwater MP Rory Amon’s close mate just happens to work for Clubs NSW, the lobby group at war with the Perrottet government over pokie machine reform.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Touching by MP’s aide ‘very uncomfortable’, woman tells court
An ex-employee of Craig Kelly has told a court she didn’t speak up about his chief of staff, Frank Zumbo, indecently touching her because she feared retribution.
- by Miklos Bolza
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City life
Craig Kelly’s quacks land in Australia with COVID ‘cure’
The man who would be Australia’s next prime minister still won’t shut up.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Exclusive
Victorian election
Geoff Shaw on comeback trail, with UAP expected to name him as candidate
Controversial former Liberal MP Geoff Shaw, who was suspended from the Victorian parliament, will attempt to make a political comeback at next month’s state election.
- by Annika Smethurst
Letters
Letters
Voice to parliament a chance to heal hurts and grow together
As a nation, we are being offered a tremendous and generous gift from our Indigenous sisters and brothers.
Opinion
CBD
Life is fines for ‘Australia’s next prime minister’ Craig Kelly
The United Australia Leader – who is now unemployed – has been hit with $14,250 worth of fines over election posters by Parramatta Council, and he’s not happy.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Opinion
Influence campaigns
Secrets from the teals’ digital war room: we created a direct line to voters and now TV political ads are dead
The director of the communications agency responsible for the major teal independent campaigns reveals the revolutionary nature of the social media advertising strategy.
- by Ed Coper
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