Hastie,Birmingham look to UK for ways to recruit women,diverse candidates without quotas
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Hastie,Birmingham look to UK for ways to recruit women,diverse candidates without quotas

Senior Liberals are looking at the British leadership contenders as inspiration to promote more diverse candidates without the use of quotas.

  • byLatika Bourke

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Britain should try to build Australia’s first nuclear subs:Andrew Hastie

Britain should try to build Australia’s first nuclear subs:Andrew Hastie

Peter Dutton said he was close to securing two off-the-shelf nuclear-powered boats from the US,but Andrew Hastie has challenged Britain to compete.

  • byLatika Bourke
Netflix might have saved the royals,says Andrew Hastie

Netflix might have saved the royals,says Andrew Hastie

The monarchist,opposition frontbencher says he will argue the case against change if Labor presses ahead with a second referendum on Australia becoming a republic.

  • byLatika Bourke
We can’t stand up to Russia if we don’t confront ugly truths about Afghanistan:Hastie

We can’t stand up to Russia if we don’t confront ugly truths about Afghanistan:Hastie

Andrew Hastie,the opposition’s defence spokesman and a former SAS soldier,said the West must be willing to use lethal force to fight its enemies.

  • byLatika Bourke
Opposition now claims China is gunning for military base in Solomon Islands

Opposition now claims China is gunning for military base in Solomon Islands

Andrew Hastie has conceded it appears China wants a military base in the Solomons,while Labor says it can move Australia’s relationship with China onto a better track.

  • byKatina Curtis
Peter Khalil replaces Kimberley Kitching as co-chair in global China group

Peter Khalil replaces Kimberley Kitching as co-chair in global China group

Peter Khalil says he’s dedicated to fighting for freedom across the world in his new role.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Roberts-Smith trial enters ‘Heart of Darkness’ territory

Roberts-Smith trial enters ‘Heart of Darkness’ territory

War,morality,the demands of justice and the role of journalism came to the fore in the defamation suit brought by the Victoria Cross winner this week.

  • byDeborah Snow
Roberts-Smith had reputation for bullying a fellow soldier,Andrew Hastie tells court

Roberts-Smith had reputation for bullying a fellow soldier,Andrew Hastie tells court

Federal Liberal MP and former elite soldier Andrew Hastie has alleged Ben Roberts-Smith was well-known for bullying a fellow SAS soldier.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Who is Chau Chak Wing? The alleged ‘puppeteer’ behind foreign interference plot

Who is Chau Chak Wing? The alleged ‘puppeteer’ behind foreign interference plot

Named in Parliament this week,Chau Chak Wing has a long history of supporting both sides of politics.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Nine lawyers to represent Andrew Hastie in defamation case

Nine lawyers to represent Andrew Hastie in defamation case

WA property developer Greg Poland is suing WAtoday over two articles published in 2019 about his involvement in a plan to dump toxic soil from the Perth Airport Link rail project and a failed WA Labor bid to nationalise a portion of the rock lobster industry.

  • byHamish Hastie
Returning 10th Light Horse to full strength a reminder of WA’s strategic importance
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Returning 10th Light Horse to full strength a reminder of WA’s strategic importance

By increasing its size to a full regiment,the 10th Light Horse will play an important role supporting ADF operations here in WA and across the Indo-Pacific.

  • byAndrew Hastie