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Andrew Wilkie

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The 57-year-old businesswoman was targeted by the ATO over seven years, which has been stopped by the Brisbane Supreme Court.

‘Dark corners’: Business owner reveals torment of tax office’s seven-year pursuit

A mother of five has spoken for the first time after being prosecuted harshly by the ATO for seven years.

  • Dan Nolan

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Peter George as a reporter in the 1980s.

Ex-ABC journo turns focus to thwarting Tassie stadium

As a reporter, Peter George covered the Falklands war, the Iran-Iraq war and the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. As a Tasmanian independent MP, he’s on the case of the planned AFL Hobart stadium.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese as bad as Morrison on integrity: Teal MPs and new report card slam Labor

In a report card on Labor’s transparency record, the Centre for Public Integrity claims it has failed in six of seven fields.

  • Paul Sakkal
Climate 200-backed independent candidate for Wannon, Alex Dyson, has a strong ground game but faces an uphill battle to defeat the Liberals in the regional Victorian seat for the first time since the 1950s.

$27m war chest: The independents who raised the most money at the election

Candidates with the biggest financial backing failed to get elected at the May election as Climate 200 and individual donors poured a record $27 million into community independent campaigns.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Millie Muroi
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle has been spared jail time.

ATO whistleblower escapes jail time and conviction

Former debt collection officer Richard Boyle exposed allegations of aggressive debt collection practices at the government agency seven years ago.

  • Brittany Busch
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Dog racing is on its last legs … and here’s another hammer blow

The Tasmanian government’s ban on greyhound racing is another welcome step, but the really big win for those who oppose the barbarous sport might be just around the corner.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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The crossbench in the House of Representatives will be larger than ever because of the split between the Nationals and Liberal Party.

The crossbench is as big as the opposition. How will parliament work?

Federal parliament’s crossbench could be larger than the Liberal Party after the Nationals walked away from a Coalition deal.

  • Olivia Ireland
Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie and Member for Clark Andrew Wilkie in discussion, in the House of Representatives, November 2022

Crossbench MPs in talks with Labor, Coalition over Speaker’s job

In a hung parliament, giving the Speaker’s job to an independent MP would give a major party back a precious vote.

  • James Massola
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‘We won’t be accepting that’: AFL’s proposal for strict new drugs code revealed

The AFLPA boss said the union would refuse to accept a new drug code regime of immediate fines. Also, players testing positive wouldn’t place their anonymity at risk.

  • Caroline Wilson
Health Minister Mark Butler said the government would always look at ways to strengthen Medicare.

Coalition haunted by its anti-Medicare history

Liberal spokesperson Anne Ruston claims that “the Coalition always has, and always will, invest in Medicare”. Well, except when under Malcolm Fraser they demolished Medibank and opposed any changes to the ramshackle health scheme we had.

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