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Lindsay Fox poses for a selfie with Mark Vincent during Fox’s birthday party.

Tartan party! Lindsay Fox throws another men-only birthday bash

The billionaire trucking magnate rented out Crown Resorts’ flagship restaurant for his birthday shindig, where tartan, kilts and whisky flowed freely.

  • Stephen Brook

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Election campaign. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits the Davenport Strikers Soccer Club in the seat of Braddon. The Federal election will be held on Saturday 21st May 2022. Photographed Wednesday 18th May 2022. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 220518 ausvotes22. With MP Gavin Pearce - Liberal MP for Braddon. Photo shows the PM tripping into one of the kids on the field whilst playing soccer with them.

Watch your step: Campaign disasters Albanese and Dutton must not repeat

The number one rule for political leaders on the campaign trail is simple: never take a backward step. You never know what you’ll step into.

  • Tony Wright
Moira Deeming and John Pesutto.

Deeming’s costs could bankrupt Pesutto. This donor doesn’t care

Bankruptcy disqualifies anybody from being a member of parliament. Under this scenario, a live possibility, Pesutto would be forced out and a byelection called for his marginal seat of Hawthorn.

  • Rachel Eddie

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?

  • Matthew Knott
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in Melbourne earlier on Monday.

Dutton wants referendum on giving politicians ability to deport dual citizens

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his senior MPs have held high-level talks about a referendum on powers to strip citizenship for dual nationals who commit serious crimes.

  • Paul Sakkal
A recent service of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church showing women at the back of the room, men at the front.

Brethren uncomfortable in the spotlight

The Brethren’s new website purports to tell “the truth about our church, contribution, values and way of life”.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Some mishaps on the election trail: Kevin Rudd busts in on a choir; Tony Abbott inexplicably eats an onion; Scott Morrison’s rugby tackle trouble; and, Paul Keating’s cake plan falls flat.

‘You ignorant bastards!’ Perils of the election campaign trail

Very rarely, everything goes smoothly on the election campaign trail. Often, things go very, very wrong.

  • Tony Wright
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the federal government should lift the skilled migration cap.

Albanese calls on Dan Andrews for Dutton debate help

The struggling prime minister has enlisted the help of a serial election winner ahead of what could be a bruising election campaign.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton promised no cuts to frontline public services at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

Dutton borrows from Abbott: ‘I won’t cut frontline public services’

Tony Abbott broke his 2013 promise of no cuts to health, education or the ABC. Peter Dutton just made a similar promise of no cuts to frontline public services.

  • James Massola
The Coalition’s has proposed to stop foreign investment in real estate.

Coalition ban on foreign property buyers is not a policy, just an election ploy

Purchases of property by overseas buyers account for only 1 per cent of all such transactions in Australia.

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