Sarah Elks

Sarah ElksSenior Reporter

Sarah Elks is a senior reporter for The Australian in its Brisbane bureau, focusing on investigations into politics, business and industry. Sarah has worked for the paper for 15 years, primarily in Brisbane, but also in Sydney, and in Cairns as north Queensland correspondent. She has covered election campaigns, high-profile murder trials, and natural disasters, and was named Queensland Journalist of the Year in 2016 for a series of exclusive stories exposing the failure of Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel business. Sarah has been nominated for four Walkley awards. Got a tip? elkss@theaustralian.com.au; GPO Box 2145 Brisbane QLD 4001

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EXCLUSIVEPolitics

QLDVOTES24 QLDVOTES24 Leader of the Opposition David Crisafulli with wife Tegan and Former Premier Rob Borbidge at the LNP election party, W Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

Anacta on outer as LNP-link lobbyists on a roll

Queensland’s top Labor lobbying firm has lost almost half its clients since the state election as LNP-linked lobbyists bombard the Crisafulli government for paying customers.

Lydia Lynch and Sarah Elks

EXCLUSIVENation

A full wheelie bin with rubbish bags overflowing onto the pavement.

LNP to keep Labor ‘anti-business’ waste levy

The new Queensland government will keep Annastacia Palaszczuk’s contentious waste levy, despite David Crisafulli previously slamming the policy for hurting ‘every business every day’.

Sarah Elks

NOMINATIONS OPENNation

Inspector Amy Scott, the police officer who shot and killed Joel Cauchi, the man responsible for the horror stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction.

Who will be The Australian’s Australian of the Year?

The Australian is once again asking our readers to nominate the most outstanding Australians of the year: those who have inspired, led by example, helped the vulnerable, and shone in their chosen fields. Who should be named this masthead’s Australian of the Year for 2024?

Sarah Elks

EXCLUSIVENation

The e-scooter startup’s two founders, CEO Alan Jiang and CTO Deb Gangopadhyay

Beam offers compo to councils for scooter scam

A global e-scooter firm has quietly offered financial settlements to local governments in Australia and New Zealand after being exposed running an alleged scam.

Sarah Elks and Michael McKenna

EXCLUSIVENation

Labor brawl over unionist’s preselection

Labor infighting erupts after a Queensland union organiser is blocked from preselection by ALP national executive.

Michael McKenna and Sarah Elks

EXCLUSIVENation

Australian Army soliders conduct reconnaisance of the amphibious landing craft during the Combined Force Entry Operation to simultaneously secure objectives by both surface and air mobile forces on Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. The amphibious landing took place July 16, 2019 at Langhamâ€™s Beach in Stanage Bay, Queensland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kaleb Martin) *** Local Caption *** Talisman Sabre 2019 (TS19) is a bilateral combined Australian and United States (US) training activity. TS19 is designed to practice our respective military services and associated agencies in planning and conducting Combined and Joint Task Force operations, and improve the combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and US forces. TS19 will be the eighth iteration of the exercise and consists of a Field Training Exercise incorporating force preparation (logistic) activities, amphibious landings, land force manoeuvre, urban operations, air operations, maritime operations and Special Forces activities.

Super probe began two years ago

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs started investigating two years ago whether it had failed to pay up to $50m in superannuation to war trauma psychologists. So why did the minister only find out in the middle of this year?

Sarah Elks

OPEN ARMS SCANDALNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER, 06 2021: Australian Defence Force Personnel patrol the Covid-19 Vaccination hub at Olympic Park as the education sector is subject to a "vaccination blitz" in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Marles slams unpaid super scandal

Richard Marles has described as ‘absolutely not acceptable’ the historical underpayment of superannuation to psychologists responsible for counselling soldiers, veterans and their families.

Sarah Elks and Noah Yim

EXCLUSIVEDefence

Photo showing Australian soldiersSource: iStock

$50m super pay scandal hits soldiers

Thousands of psychologists and mental health social workers providing counselling for Australia’s soldiers and military veterans have not been paid up to $50m in superannuation for 12 years by the federal government.

Sarah Elks

FEEDING THE CHOOKSFeeding the Chooks

Premier David Crisafulli will meet with victims of crime and hold a news conference in Townsville this morning, Pic supplied by the office of the Premier

Crisafulli’s night of the long knives looms for Labor luvvies

David Crisafulli is preparing to axe Labor luvvies from government boards, while Peter Dutton’s own MPs were kept in the dark on the federal Opposition Leader’s nuclear nuts and bolts.

Michael McKenna, Sarah Elks and Lydia Lynch

UAP DEREGISTRATIONPolitics

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos.December 12, 2024.Mining magnate Clive Palmer holds a press conference in Sydney.Picture: NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Palmer’s High Court fight for federal election spot

Mining magnate Clive Palmer chose to deregister his political party two years ago. Now, that decision means he’s off to the High Court.

Sarah Elks

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