Labor is red,Liberals are blue:What’s in a colour? It’s political hue

Labor is red,Liberals are blue:What’s in a colour? It’s political hue

Colour is a vital part of branding - commercial and political. A way to be instantly recognised,but it can also be used to trick voters.

  • byKatina Curtis

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The ‘diabolical’ event that has thrown this safe Liberal seat into doubt

The ‘diabolical’ event that has thrown this safe Liberal seat into doubt

They say at every federal election there’s usually a surprise. Some wonder if this time it could be North Sydney.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Stop the lies’:Steggall’s fight to ban dirty tricks in election campaigns

‘Stop the lies’:Steggall’s fight to ban dirty tricks in election campaigns

Independent MP Zali Steggall has set up an online reporting tool for disinformation in the upcoming federal election and vowed to reintroduce her “stop the lies” bill if she is returned to Parliament.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Liberals push to install disability campaigner as Warringah candidate

Liberals push to install disability campaigner as Warringah candidate

The clock is ticking down towards a federal intervention in the NSW division this week to get candidates in the field.

  • byMichael Koziol
The backroom player at the heart of the Zali Steggall donations affair

The backroom player at the heart of the Zali Steggall donations affair

Damien Hodgkinson,who once harboured his own political ambitions,is now at the centre of a donations furore.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Nationals failed to disclose $1 million payment until after AEC audit

Nationals failed to disclose $1 million payment until after AEC audit

An Australian Electoral Commission audit forced the party to reveal a payment almost two years after the last election.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Another payment not declared:This one from Turnbull’s son to Julia Banks

Another payment not declared:This one from Turnbull’s son to Julia Banks

The financial controller who did not reveal a $100,000 donation to independent MP Zali Steggall also failed to disclose a payment from Alex Turnbull to a former Liberal.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Not in cahoots’:Independents say Climate 200 funding doesn’t have strings

‘Not in cahoots’:Independents say Climate 200 funding doesn’t have strings

Climate campaigner Simon Holmes à Court says he won’t push his political views on independent candidates if federal election ends up in a hung parliament.

  • byLisa Visentin andMike Foley
Scrutiny needed of funding machine behind independent candidates

Scrutiny needed of funding machine behind independent candidates

A body called Climate 200 is trying to match the big parties in political campaign fundraising. It is a new model which remains to be proven.

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‘Urgent’:Independent MP Haines steps up demands on donation disclosure

‘Urgent’:Independent MP Haines steps up demands on donation disclosure

Victorian independent Helen Haines will reveal every donor who contributes more than $1000 to her campaign,as fellow Independent Zali Steggall fights accusations about her donors.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘She’s a star’:Warringah voters back embattled Zali Steggall

‘She’s a star’:Warringah voters back embattled Zali Steggall

When the Herald took to the streets of Warringah to interview voters about the scandal some felt Steggall’s image had been sullied but most supported her.

  • byKiran Gupta