Parliament House
Bruce Lehrmann enlists new lawyer for defamation fight
The former Liberal staffer is seeking to overturn a damning Federal Court defamation decision that concluded he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Voters want Labor to allow MPs more freedom to break ranks
The exclusive findings highlight public support for politicians to speak out against the party line when they feel strongly on big issues.
- by David Crowe
Bleeding knees, burning abs: I spent a week living like David Pocock. It nearly killed me
How does Canberra’s most shredded politician stay fit? Angus Thompson underwent five days of pain involving heavy weights, burning abs – and a winter dip in frigid waters.
- by Angus Thompson
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Labor mates in lobbyland: ‘I just get paid more’
With billions of dollars up for grabs, former politicians and advisers know they can charge handsomely to help big companies gain access to mammoth federal deals.
- by David Crowe
Jane Hume reunited with her Lycra buddy
Canberra is a small town, as the Coalition senator found when she relived a viral moment at the Midwinter Ball.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Parliament House security under review after twin protests
Four protesters unfurled pro-Palestine banners from the roof as a group of climate activists glued themselves to the floor in the building’s Marble Foyer.
- by Olivia Ireland, Angus Thompson and Jessica McSweeney
Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay $2 million to Ten
Network Ten has agreed to pay less than a third of the $1.8 million in legal costs Lisa Wilkinson had originally asked her employer to cover.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Lisa Wilkinson returns fire in Lehrmann defamation appeal
The high-profile presenter has responded to Bruce Lehrmann’s bid to overturn his devastating defamation defeat.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Attention-seeker or renters’ champion? The Greens MP driving pollies up the wall
Max Chandler-Mather is shaking up federal politics with his uncompromising take on the housing crisis.
- by Jane Cadzow
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Bruce Lehrmann and the Toowoomba rape case that puts him back in court
“Can you call urgently??? Lehrmann has been charged with rape in Qld.” As rival TV networks battled over the Brittany Higgins story, another case was building.
- by Cloe Read and Sean Parnell
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