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Why Clive Palmer bets you can’t tell black from white. Or yellow from teal

Trying to trademark the word “teal” is just the latest effort by the home-grown billionaire to troll Australia.

  • Jenna Price

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Senators Lidia Thorpe and Ralph Babet.

Babet pulls down homophobic, racist post after Senate censure

Fellow crossbench senator Lidia Thorpe was also formally condemned on Monday for protesting King Charles’ visit to parliament last month.

  • Olivia Ireland
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson hit Canberra this week.

The Tuck gives our senator in Canberra goosebumps

Senator Ralph Babet was thrilled to be centre stage in the presence of US pundit Tucker Carlson.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Senator Ralph Babet (left) with Nathan Bull.

Senator distances himself from neo-Nazi’s social media post

Victorian senator Ralph Babet says he does not know a neo-Nazi who posted a photo in which the man appeared to give the Nazi salute while posing with the politician.

  • Kieran Rooney and Patrick Begley
Protests against “reckless renewables” outside Parliament House in Canberra.

‘You’re gonna eat bugs’: Climate fears and conspiracies at Canberra renewables protest

A crowd gathered on the lawn of Parliament House on Tuesday this week to protest the government’s plan to implement “reckless renewables”.

  • Nick O'Malley
Lee Jones, Family First; Kaushaliya Vaghela, New Democrats; Chris Burson, Angry Victorians Party; and Geoff Shaw, United Australia Party.

Who are the minor parties in Victoria’s upper house election?

Here is a short guide to the record number of minor parties which could influence Victoria’s legislative agenda after this election.

  • Lachlan Abbott
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Clive Palmer, Geoff Shaw and Senator Ralph Babet at the UAP announcement on Wednesday.

Palmer set to spend small on election, names Shaw as UAP state leader

United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer says Victoria’s political donation laws ‘have rigged things’ and he intends to make a donation of just over $4000 for the party’s state campaign.

  • Jackson Graham
Former Frankston MP Geoff Shaw is hoping for a political comeback in next month’s state election

Geoff Shaw on comeback trail, with UAP expected to name him as candidate

Controversial former Liberal MP Geoff Shaw, who was suspended from the Victorian parliament, will attempt to make a political comeback at next month’s state election.

  • Annika Smethurst
Senator Ralph Babet delivers his first speech in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 3 August 2022. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

‘Where are you seeing that?’ Deregistration of UAP catches Palmer’s senator by surprise

Victorian senator Ralph Babet says he was told the party could be deregistered “months ago” but forgot about it until contacted by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

  • Lisa Visentin
Senator Ralph Babet secured the United Australia Party’s only seat in the new parliament.

The $100m novice senator spinning it like a veteran

Senator Ralph Babet rarely talks to reporters. But when he does, he sounds like a politician already.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell

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