Transport Minister Jo Haylen dances around the tough questions

Transport Minister Jo Haylen dances around the tough questions

The minister insists she knew nothing about a brewing staffing scandal in her office until a bundle of documents landed on her desk.

  • byAlexandra Smith

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ABC boss grilled over Gaza conflict coverage

ABC boss grilled over Gaza conflict coverage

David Anderson has defended the broadcaster’s coverage of the Voice to parliament and conflict between Israel and Hamas in a strenuous Senate estimates session.

  • byCalum Jaspan
From the producers of Inland Rail,another blockbuster off-the-tracks mystery

From the producers of Inland Rail,another blockbuster off-the-tracks mystery

More than 15 years ago,the ARTC hired global weapons dealer Lockheed Martin to usher in a “new era” for Australian rail. Something has gone awry.

  • byZach Hope
ABC defamation bill hits $1.9 million over four years

ABC defamation bill hits $1.9 million over four years

The national broadcaster has spent more than $700,000 in defamation settlements alone over the past three years,documents filed by the ABC have revealed.

  • byCalum Jaspan
Tax office,federal police face exposure over PwC criminal probe failure

Tax office,federal police face exposure over PwC criminal probe failure

A motion passed in the Senate this week could finally offer scrutiny of how a PwC partner’s potentially criminal conduct went unnoticed for so many years.

  • byColin Kruger
Minister does not rule out referring Stuart Robert to watchdog

Minister does not rule out referring Stuart Robert to watchdog

Special Minister of State Don Farrell said the government was “deeply concerned” by the reports about the former minister when asked in a Senate estimates hearing.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Lowe keeps his critics at bay in what could be his last Senate grilling

Lowe keeps his critics at bay in what could be his last Senate grilling

RBA governor Philip Lowe has come under fire for months. But at what might have been his last parliamentary appearance,he went out with more whimper than bang.

  • byShane Wright
‘Feeding frenzy’:Defence Force chief in stand-off with Lambie over military medals

‘Feeding frenzy’:Defence Force chief in stand-off with Lambie over military medals

Angus Campbell defended his efforts to strip military awards and accused Jacqui Lambie and other critics of behaving like sharks in a feeding frenzy.

  • byMatthew Knott
Thorpe storms out of Senate hearing after Labor MP calls her a ‘disgrace to her people’

Thorpe storms out of Senate hearing after Labor MP calls her a ‘disgrace to her people’

Lidia Thorpe and Malarndirri McCarthy,who is also Indigenous,shouted over one another in the hearing discussing funding of Northern Territory police.

  • byPaul Sakkal
ABC has ‘fallen short’ supporting staff after Stan Grant abuse,boss says
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ABC has ‘fallen short’ supporting staff after Stan Grant abuse,boss says

ABC boss David Anderson told a Senate hearing he was worried about the broadcaster’s First Nations staff ahead of the referendum on the Voice to parliament.

  • byLisa Visentin andNick Bonyhady
‘Don’t even know what a black power T-shirt is’:Senior bureaucrat grilled over fashion choices

‘Don’t even know what a black power T-shirt is’:Senior bureaucrat grilled over fashion choices

Infrastructure Department head Jim Betts has faced sustained questioning from Coalition senators over his penchant for politically themed T-shirts.

  • byJames Massola andLisa Visentin