Pauline Hanson
Editorial
Indigenous
Peter Dutton’s Indigenous flag ban is disgusting politics with dangerous consequences
Even if you accept some people don’t like the idea of three flags, Dutton has shown callous disregard for community harmony by weaponising such unease.
- The Herald's View
Latest
Opinion
Protests
It looks like the latest form of protest, and Lidia Thorpe is its master
There will always be a place for protest, but people listen most when respect is on board.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Editorial
Parliament House
The strange events at Parliament House in Canberra this week point to a larger problem
If our leaders lack the ambition to make their case to the nation, our democracy will become less fit for purpose.
- The Herald's View
Power out for Birmingham as he turns out the lights
The resignation of the last leading Liberal moderate, Simon Birmingham, means that it is definitely a case of asking Simon to turn off the lights in the house when he leaves.
PM has put his re-election ahead of environmental progress
Australians should expect their political leaders to stand up to vested interests and take the heat for bold policies.
Opinion
Lidia Thorpe
The Senate is a circus and this senator is its clowning glory
The nation’s upper house is making governing impossible. Take a bow, Lidia Thorpe.
- by David Crowe
Lidia Thorpe grandstands from press gallery after Senate suspension
Thorpe is suspended from the Senate chamber on Thursday, but is at Parliament House and her behaviour has prompted a large security response.
- by Olivia Ireland and James Massola
Updated
Political leadership
Senate votes to suspend Thorpe for a day over her paper-throwing rant
The firebrand senator threw papers at Pauline Hanson after fellow independent Fatima Payman launched a furious attack on the One Nation leader, calling her racist.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
CBD
A US porn star and a former Australian PM walk into a TV studio
A British TV station’s coverage of the US election featured the unlikely combination of Stormy Daniels and Malcolm Turnbull.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Updated
Courts
Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi, court rules
A Federal Court judge found a tweet by the One Nation leader was a variant of “go back to where you came from”, which was a “racist trope with a long history”.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Sarah McPhee
Former no more: What Peter Costello did next
Months after his departure as chairman of Nine, the one-time federal treasurer has a new gig.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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