Rex Patrick says corporates paying little tax are hurting the federal budget amid the pandemic,using parliamentary privilege to call out Lendlease.
Labor needs One Nation's support in the Senate to overturn the government's temporary cut to the minimum notice period for proposed amendments to an enterprise agreement.
A surge in sign ups to the government's contact tracing application is expected following privacy assurances due to be passed in Parliament despite key crossbenchers turning their back on the cornerstone technology.
Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick has told the government to change the way companies are assessed for Commonwealth projects to ensure Australian businesses have a better chance to secure contracts.
The senator's controversial tactic of attacking individual directors over corporate tax will bring Catherine Tanna to Canberra after he called her a"swindler".
Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick is unlikely to be invited onto any corporate boards as he tries to shame company bosses into paying more tax.
EnergyAustralia boss Catherine Tanna has been called a"corporate tax dodger"over her company's tax record and urged to quit the Reserve Bank board.
Centre Alliance senator spends $50,000 on software to"manage constituents",$40,000 more than any other politician and ten times the average.
The government is being urged to support an inquiry into a controversial East Timor gas project in a bid to stop China gaining access to a port 500km off Darwin.
The ETU is ramping up its campaign against the Ensuring Integrity Bill with an advertising blitz targeting key senators - and a vow to continue to the next election.
Ordinary unions have nothing to fear from the union-busting bill thanks to amendments now agreed with the government,Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick says.