A US porn star and a former Australian PM walk into a TV studio
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A US porn star and a former Australian PM walk into a TV studio

A British TV station’s coverage of the US election featured the unlikely combination of Stormy Daniels and Malcolm Turnbull.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook

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Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi,court rules
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Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi,court rules

A Federal Court judge found a tweet by the One Nation leader was a variant of “go back to where you came from”,which was a “racist trope with a long history”.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andSarah McPhee
Former no more:What Peter Costello did next

Former no more:What Peter Costello did next

Months after his departure as chairman of Nine,the one-time federal treasurer has a new gig.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Sex toys,taxidermy and Pauline Hanson:Inside Shorten’s rogue campaign

Sex toys,taxidermy and Pauline Hanson:Inside Shorten’s rogue campaign

The NDIS minister is using unusual tactics in a bid to save $1 billion – and they’re starting to catch the attention of his Cabinet colleagues.

  • byShane Wright
How Pauline Hanson kicked satire out the back door
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How Pauline Hanson kicked satire out the back door

The One Nation leader successfully fought against satire aimed at her in the 1990s. Now she’s vowing to fight for her right to satirise others.

  • byCameron Atfield
Crisafulli opens door for first home buyers to rent out a room

Crisafulli opens door for first home buyers to rent out a room

An LNP government would buck the current rules and allow first home buyers to rent out a room in their new home to help pay their mortgage.

  • byCameron Atfield
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Robert Irwin asks Pauline Hanson to please explain ‘defamatory’ cartoon

Robert Irwin asks Pauline Hanson to please explain ‘defamatory’ cartoon

Lawyers representing Irwin sent a cease and desist letter to producers of a One Nation cartoon,alleging it was defamatory and deceptively used Irwin’s image.

  • byLachlan Abbott
It’s not nice,not polite,but not racist:Hanson’s lawyer defends One Nation leader

It’s not nice,not polite,but not racist:Hanson’s lawyer defends One Nation leader

Pauline Hanson’s barrister said the One Nation senator was not literally telling Mehreen Faruqi to go home when she told her to “piss off back to Pakistan”.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Hanson told second senator to go back to where they came from,court told

Hanson told second senator to go back to where they came from,court told

Mehreen Faruqi’s racial discrimination case against Pauline Hanson heard that the One Nation leader had also told a white male politician to “pack your bags”.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Pauline Hanson grilled over views on Islam during heated court hearing

Pauline Hanson grilled over views on Islam during heated court hearing

The One Nation leader came under pressure over her repeated public statements criticising Islam during her court battle with Senator Mehreen Faruqi.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
‘The ultimate racist slur’:Faruqi pursues Hanson in court over tweet

‘The ultimate racist slur’:Faruqi pursues Hanson in court over tweet

Mehreen Faruqi wants Pauline Hanson to attend anti-racism training at her own expense and to donate $150,000 to charity.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn