‘There is need for government intervention’:PM says free market failed on energy
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‘There is need for government intervention’:PM says free market failed on energy

Anthony Albanese has intensified a debate about state power and his willingness to impose tough laws on business.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Listen:Mysterious robo-calls deployed by pokie reform opponents in new tactic

Listen:Mysterious robo-calls deployed by pokie reform opponents in new tactic

The phone survey asserts that clubs and pubs “will be made to spend millions” on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s proposed reform.

  • byLucy Cormack
‘Not going to be threatened’:Perrottet stares down ClubsNSW scare campaign

‘Not going to be threatened’:Perrottet stares down ClubsNSW scare campaign

NSW’s powerful clubs lobby group has launched its first major pre-election offensive since it waged war against the Gillard government a decade ago.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andTom Rabe
Minns and Perrottet should join forces to take on clubs lobby,say Greens

Minns and Perrottet should join forces to take on clubs lobby,say Greens

The NSW Labor leader and state premier are being urged to work together to counter ClubsNSW’s opposition to gaming reforms.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Stuart Robert denies pressuring officials over leaked emails

Stuart Robert denies pressuring officials over leaked emails

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten told parliament he would ask an “eminent Australian” to review Infosys’s $274 million worth of contracts.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick McKenzie
How a minister’s mates got the inside running

How a minister’s mates got the inside running

It is now clear that Stuart Robert was in touch with his friends’ consulting firm while he was a cabinet minister and had inside knowledge about contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Leaked files reveal meetings with minister over contracts
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Leaked files reveal meetings with minister over contracts

A tranche of leaked documents shows a consulting company managed access to Stuart Robert for its clients.

  • byNick McKenzie andDavid Crowe
‘Told him not to use the L word’:Firm taking advice from Robert denied being lobbyist
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‘Told him not to use the L word’:Firm taking advice from Robert denied being lobbyist

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has ordered a review into Stuart Robert and Synergy 360 as teals call for backbencher code.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick McKenzie
Bill Shorten orders review into deals linked to Stuart Robert

Bill Shorten orders review into deals linked to Stuart Robert

Shorten warned against “corruption” after telling parliament he had asked for contracts awarded to companies linked to consulting firm Synergy 360 to be checked.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick McKenzie
How do you enter the corridors of power? Maybe go via the backbench

How do you enter the corridors of power? Maybe go via the backbench

MP Stuart Robert denies helping his connections secure government contracts,but leaked emails raise concerns about access to power.

  • byDavid Crowe
Senior Coalition MP Stuart Robert gave secret advice to lobbyists
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Senior Coalition MP Stuart Robert gave secret advice to lobbyists

Senior Liberal MP Stuart Robert,while in government,secretly gave free advice to a Canberra consulting firm that helped large companies win government contracts and meet Coalition ministers.

  • byNick McKenzie andDavid Crowe