Greens ‘on the march in Queensland’,with four seats in sights

Greens ‘on the march in Queensland’,with four seats in sights

Greens leader Adam Bandt says Queensland and Brisbane will be crucial in the federal election,claiming the party could win four seats across the state.

  • byCloe Read

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From the Archives,1997:Hanson forms a party as racism complaints soar

From the Archives,1997:Hanson forms a party as racism complaints soar

25 years ago,Independent MP Pauline Hanson launched One Nation,a party committed to ending immigration and abolishing all forms of native title.

  • byLeonie Lamont andGreg Roberts
It ain’t easy being Green:Senate hopeful takes on Palmer,Hanson

It ain’t easy being Green:Senate hopeful takes on Palmer,Hanson

Many of Queensland’s regions hold elections in a vice-like grip,firm as the handshakes among its stolid industrial workforce and conservative voting base. But what will happen when the Greens try to push in?

  • byCloe Read
Senator’s grenade reveals growing anger within Liberals over preselections

Senator’s grenade reveals growing anger within Liberals over preselections

Less than two hours after the federal budget was released,Concetta Fierravanti-Wells set off a political firestorm in the Senate.

  • byDavid Crowe
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
Clive Palmer gains edge over Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in a growing contest for disaffected voters

Clive Palmer gains edge over Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in a growing contest for disaffected voters

Clive Palmer has spent millions on ads in recent months – and it’s paying dividends,according to new research.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Frydenberg’s proxy adviser laws shot down in the Senate

Frydenberg’s proxy adviser laws shot down in the Senate

Regulations that shielded directors and executives from investor scrutiny have survived just three days before being tossed aside by the Senate,with opponents claiming they were only put in place to protect the government’s largest political donors.

  • byShane Wright,Jennifer Duke andCharlotte Grieve
Christensen tells anti-vax event he wants to ‘prod the powerful’

Christensen tells anti-vax event he wants to ‘prod the powerful’

JFK’s nephew Robert headlined a who’s who of right-wing provocateurs invited to online forum,where George Christensen announced he would return to journalism.

  • byCameron Atfield
Young and old can be responsible for sexual harassment

Young and old can be responsible for sexual harassment

Pauline Hanson’s quip that she is “too old to sexually harass anyone” overlooks the fact there is no age limit on perpetrators.

  • byNatalie Reilly
Palmer,Hanson,Joyce lead the list of least liked politicians

Palmer,Hanson,Joyce lead the list of least liked politicians

The inclusion of the Deputy Prime Minister poses a problem for the federal government.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Freedom’ rally fills Melbourne’s streets again to protest vaccine mandates

‘Freedom’ rally fills Melbourne’s streets again to protest vaccine mandates

“Freedom” protestors have taken over Melbourne’s streets once again to condemn vaccination mandates,pandemic legislation and other health measures introduced by the Andrews government.

  • byTom Cowie andAshleigh McMillan