Bob Katter
Opinion
Abortion
Abortion is decriminalised Australia-wide. Why the hell are we debating it again?
It is a flare sent up in the political atmosphere to communicate a set of right-wing values with the control of female bodies at their centre.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Latest
Good point! Bob Katter admits to a mini China crisis when CBD calls
The geopolitics of the Indo Pacific are tricky. But the veteran MP was quick to own up to his mistake.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
CBD
CBD
Cut for time? Rupert Murdoch’s slimmed down Sky News doco
The News Corp chairman emeritus was interviewed at length for a Sky News documentary, but ended up sharing airtime with others.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Saving the lobster, prawn and pineapple: MPs fight to force shops to take cash
Independent MPs are demanding the federal government make businesses accept cash from shoppers – or face thousands in fines.
- by Shane Wright
Updated
Supermarket inquiry
Australia’s vegetable industry in serious jeopardy, suppliers warn
The situation for growers is so dire that more than a third are considering walking away from their farming business, according to a submission to the Senate supermarket pricing inquiry.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Jessica Yun
Opinion
Cash
How I found myself agreeing with cash king Bob Katter
Too many businesses are going cashless and it’s costing consumers. The banks and other payment providers, meanwhile, make a fortune from fees on card payments.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
War correspondent thought he’d seen it all. Then he went to Queensland
Michael Ware discovered a culture of secrecy not unlike the Taliban as he investigated the disappearance of a father and son in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
- by Bridget McManus
Crocodile Bob is in a league of his own
The nation’s longest-serving MP has teamed up with uber-bookies Ladbrokes for the State of Origin rugby league series.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Queensland pilot guilty of illegally flying MPs
A north Queensland pilot has been found guilty on charges relating to illegally operating a charter service used by state and federal members of parliament.
- by Fraser Barton
Science friction: Thylacine ‘de-extinctors’ call on influencers for help
It seems strange that a project already struggling with scientific legitimacy turned to influencers to spruik for it on Instagram.
- by David Estcourt and Kishor Napier-Raman
Leaders make last ditch visits as they race to a minority government
One Liberal party insider believes the race is to 74 lower house seats – two short of the required majority – as both parties are counting on two crossbench supporters.
- by James Massola and Katina Curtis
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