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Brad Norington is an Associate Editor at The Australian, writing about national affairs and NSW politics. Brad was previously The Australian’s Washington Correspondent during the Obama presidency and has been working at the paper since 2004. Prior to that, he was a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald. Brad is the author of three books, including Planet Jackson about the HSU scandal and Kathy Jackson.

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exclusiveIndustrial Relations

Labor leader Bill Shorten surrounded by members of GetUp when he made an election day visit to Winmalee with candidate Susan Templeton (far right) in 2016.

AWU donated $100K to GetUp!

Bill Shorten was a big union donor to GetUp!, giving about $100,000, possibly more, to the activist group in 2005.

Brad Norington

Legal Affairs

1/8/17: Michael Kirby and his brother David after the funeral for Sydney barrister David Rofe at All Saints church in Woollahra, Sydney. John Feder/The Australian.

Barrister ‘preyed upon for money’

The farewell for David Rofe was a classic turnout of former judges, barristers, extended family and old lunch mates.

Brad Norington

National Affairs

30/07/2017. Leader of the Labour Party Bill Shorten after addressing the audience at NSW Labor conference at Sydney Town Hall. Britta Campion / The Australian

Shorten eyes poll with trust blitz

Bill Shorten has drawn battlelines for the next election, pledging to crack down on an ‘explosion’ in discretionary trust.

Brad Norington

EXCLUSIVEState Politics

NSW Labor general secretary Kaila Murnain in Penrith todayy. Picture: Adam Taylor

Palestine bid on back-burner

A decision to put a debate about support of Israel last on the ALP state conference agenda has raised questions.

Brad Norington

exclusiveThe Nation

19/09/2016 Ex-HSU boss Kathy Jackson outside Melbourne Magistrates court after making her first appearance after being charged with theft and fraud offences. Behind her is Leanne Hosking and Jacqueline Fisher who confronted Jackson outside court.David Geraghty / The Australian.

Union eyes $3m Jackson windfall

Kathy Jackson could lose a lot of an apparent $3 million inheritance to her former union.

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exclusiveLegal Affairs

October 12, 2014 (L-R) Unidentified woman, David Rofe QC, Kathy Jackson and unidentified man. Source: Flickr account of Robert Horder

$3m windfall looms for Jackson

Kathy Jackson is in a legal battle over a $3m inheritance from the estate of wealthy barrister David Rofe.

Brad Norington

Inquirer

Israeli politician Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (l) shaking hands with Palestinian leader (PLO) Yasser Arafat (r) watched by USA politician President Bill Clinton after signing peace accord 1993.

Broken deals and lost will

Former US diplomat Dennis Ross says a two-state solution is possible, but not anytime soon.

Brad Norington

exclusiveForeign Affairs

25/02/16: Former NSW Premier and Foreign Minister in the Gillard Government, Bob Carr in his Sydney office. Bob Carr has been very supportive of the ACRI (Australia China Relations Institute). John Feder/The Australian.

Pro-Israel MPs, unions lash Carr

A campaign by Bob Carr to break the ALP’s support for Israel is encountering a pushback from MPs and unions.

Brad Norington

inside storyForeign Affairs

28/01/2016: Former NSW Premier and Professor in International Relations, Bob Carr, photographed at University of Technology Sydney. Carr heads up the UTS China institute talks on the outlook for the Chinese economy given the recent volatility in the share market and new questions re the strength of the Chinese economy. Hollie Adams/The Australian

How Carr took ALP to Palestine

Bob Carr’s influence has led to the rolling of the entire NSW ALP foreign policy committee’s policy.

Brad Norington

Inquirer

Carr alarms pro-Israelis

Labor elder Bob Carr’s rhetoric has become increasingly shrill.

Brad Norington

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