Donald Trump and Joe Hockey on the golf course in Virginia in 2018.

Joe Hockey goes in to bat for US investors in Trump trade dispute with Australia

A group of disgruntled Americans are pushing for millions of dollars in compensation from Australia,as part of US trade negotiations. Now they have a former ambassador on their side.

  • Michael Koziol

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Joe Hockey.

Inside Joe Hockey’s power-heavy garden party

The former federal treasurer can still draw a crowd of political and media elites

  • Kishor Napier-Raman andMadeleine Heffernan
Then prime minister Scott Morrison and US President Donald Trump had a good rapport as “surprise” election winners.

What did Australia promise? Inside the room where Trump and Morrison talked tariffs

Australian officials scrambled when they heard Trump was bringing some of his top trade advisers to dinner with Morrison. They knew the trade warriors had an axe to grind.

  • David Crowe andMichael Koziol

Why tax reform is the national debate we can no longer afford to avoid

The major political parties have deserted the debate stage when it comes to tax reform. But Allegra Spender is going where no non-government MP has gone before.

  • Shane Wright
Liberal MP Stuart Ayres holds Penrith on a 0.6 per cent margin.

Stuart Ayres’ troubled adventures in Lobby Land

The former Liberal deputy leader is having a tricky time running a property developer lobby group.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Joe Hockey with former president Donald Trump.

Joe Hockey back in Oz to talk Trump with Liberal moderates

The former treasurer turned ambassador turned man about Washington,DC,is in hot demand for his insights on the upcoming US presidential election.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
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Joe Hockey and Donald Trump.

Joe Hockey confirms. Donald Trump never cheats … at golf

Peter FitzSimons speaks to the former Australian ambassador to the US about American politics and what he really thinks about Donald Trump.

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Hancock Prospecting chairwoman Gina Rinehart.

Gina Rinehart enters her fashion era

Australia’s richest person is giving the Brisbane Fashion Festival a dose of her famous generosity.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
Joe Hockey’s time isn’t cheap.

A Zoom speech from Joe Hockey? That’ll be $20,000 please

Ten years after declaring the “age of entitlement” was over,the former treasurer’s time comes with a hefty price tag.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
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‘Lifters,not leaners’:Analysing 123 years of Australia’s budget speeches

We’ve used artificial intelligence to analyse one million words from 124 budget speeches from 40 treasurers since 1901. Here’s what we found.

  • Shane Wright,Matt Malishev andThe Visual Stories Team