Crossbench fury as government cuts staffers from four to one

Crossbench fury as government cuts staffers from four to one

The Senate’s new kingmaker,David Pocock,said the decision was “bad for democracy and terrible for transparency”.

  • byKatina Curtis

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‘Be a goddamn bloody adult’:What political merchandise says about us

‘Be a goddamn bloody adult’:What political merchandise says about us

Campaign money spinners come in many guises,from Pauline Hanson’s gin and Liberal Party cufflinks to teal-coloured dog bandanas and T-shirts featuring Jacqui Lambie as Princess Leia.

  • byJewel Topsfield
On song? Why it’s so hard to call the tune from opposition

On song? Why it’s so hard to call the tune from opposition

Good messages allow us to believe that we are examining policy. But policies don’t win campaigns. Messages do.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Lambie says she felt intimidated negotiating NZ refugee deal with PM

Lambie says she felt intimidated negotiating NZ refugee deal with PM

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie says she felt intimidated by Scott Morrison when they were negotiating a secret deal in 2019 to send asylum seekers to New Zealand.

  • byAngus Livingston
Jacqui Lambie says she made secret deal with PM to get refugees to NZ

Jacqui Lambie says she made secret deal with PM to get refugees to NZ

New Zealand will accept 450 refugees from Australia under a three-year deal,which independent senator Jacqui Lambie says was part of a promise Scott Morrison made her.

  • byKatina Curtis andAngus Livingston
Politicians reach across the political divide to pay tribute to Kimberley Kitching

Politicians reach across the political divide to pay tribute to Kimberley Kitching

Some of the nation’s most conservative voices have joined Labor parliamentarians in paying tribute to senator Kimberley Kitching,who suffered a fatal heart attack on Thursday.

  • byDana Daniel
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Scouring the stars to solve life’s mysteries and the year ahead

Scouring the stars to solve life’s mysteries and the year ahead

As we press cautiously into 2022 after all the pollsters,pundits and epidemiologists failed us last year,CBD once again turns to the woman who can help.

  • byStephen Brook
Greens need a little Lambie,says party co-founder

Greens need a little Lambie,says party co-founder

Do the Greens need a new figurehead to go mainstream,or are they just a “hectoring,lecturing mob” on the fringe?

  • byCameron Atfield
Another bad week for women in Parliament. Surprise,surprise

Another bad week for women in Parliament. Surprise,surprise

Male politicians have long been treating their female colleagues badly. Sometimes it is a female parliamentarian who offends,as happened this week.

  • byMeredith Burgmann
Jacqui Lambie’s journey:In the beginning I was like Pauline Hanson,and it was scary

Jacqui Lambie’s journey:In the beginning I was like Pauline Hanson,and it was scary

The Tasmanian Senator says she cringes at some of her early speeches. Now she’s taking on One Nation.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
The nation is rudderless in the face of growing storm

The nation is rudderless in the face of growing storm

Extremists are advancing violent radical agendas under cover of anti-vax and anti-lockdown protests. And the Prime Minister is playing tribal chief instead of leader.

  • byPeter Hartcher