David Penberthy

David Penberthy is a columnist with The Advertiser and Sunday Mail, and also co-hosts the FIVEaa Breakfast show. He’s a former editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Mail and news.com.au.

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CFMEU.Former SA secretary of the CFMEU Aaron Cartledge who was ousted from his job by the militant John Setka.Wednesday 1st August. 2019. Photo Roy VanDerVegt

Militants in attacks on ex-boss

Aaron Cartledge has been labelled a traitor, a liar and a tosser who “dines with Master Builders Association dogs”.

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InquirerInquirer

17/05/2018: John Setka, Victorian Union Leader of the CFMEU in Melbourne. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

How Setka’s wrath destroyed a leader

John Setka was on holiday when a stroll through Adelaide’s CBD sent him flying into a trademark rage.

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Facebook photo of Taivairange Savage, CFMEU

Setka’s brutal power play

Former CFMEU secretary reveals plans for formal takeover of south Australia by militant Vic branch.

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Jo Cross, Creative Director Brian Gilbertson, Lachlan Miegel and Brenton Miegel pose for a photograph in the Soldiers Memorial Garden, Mitcham, Adelaide on Friday the 24th of November 2017. The City of Mitcham is hosting Carols by the Creek on Sunday the 3rd of December. (AAP Image/ Keryn Stevens)

Carols boycott sparks backlash

An MP has fired up after Mitcham Council decided to scrap its commitment to Carols by the Creek.

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Voter harassmentPolitics

hand holding smartphone when sleeping on bed. Picture: iSTockEscape, sleeping travel wisdom, Natalia Cooper

Rude awakening: parties hang up on robocalls

A string of early-morning calls to irate South Australians has prompted both sides of politics to look at scrapping robocalls.

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Kevin Scarce.Chancellor of the University of Adelaide Kevin Scarce. Nuclear waste dump in South Australia.Tuesday 23rd July. 2019. Pic Roy VanDerVegt

‘It’s time to push nuclear option’

Australia should scrap its longstanding prohibition on the nuclear industry, says a former governor of South Australia.

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CommentaryOpinion

Q&A and social media give an insight into how GetUp and the unions manufacture a crisis. Picture: Supplied/istock

How GetUp, unions create a crisis

Reverse what the audience cheers on Q&A to find out what mainstream Australia really thinks. The same is true of social media.

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Nicolle flint and graffiti at her office.

How GetUp tried to break me

Liberal MP Nicolle Flint reveals her fear amid a GetUp campaign “to destroy me mentally”.

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Shadow Treasurer, The Hon. Joe Hockey MP with John Altomonte, Greg Hatton, Greg Sutton, Nick Karagiannis joined with the Liberal candidate for Reid, Craig Laundy, local car dealers and representatives of the Motor Trader's Association at Sutton's Holden Homebush to talk about the Government's removal of the FBT concession on vehicles.

Risk of ‘big city MPs’

Former Howard minister Nick Minchin says Sydney-centric governments put Australia at risk.

David Penberthy

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