The politicians who skipped question time to fawn over Tucker Carlson

The politicians who skipped question time to fawn over Tucker Carlson

The conspiracy-peddling favourite of the global Trumpian right visited Australia’s corridors of power. But tour promoter Clive Palmer was nowhere to be seen.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook

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What to expect from the Tucker Carlson,Clive Palmer roadshow

What to expect from the Tucker Carlson,Clive Palmer roadshow

If the conservative US commentator’s sarcasm at the launch is anything to go by,the Freedom Conferences,tackling “threats to truth”,won’t be dull.

  • byNick Dent
Defence conference brings Labor’s old enemies together again

Defence conference brings Labor’s old enemies together again

Old foes from Labor’s internal power struggles Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith will join former PM Malcolm Turnbull at defence think tank’s conference next month.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Last hurrah for the big spenders? Inside Labor’s campaign reform balancing act

Last hurrah for the big spenders? Inside Labor’s campaign reform balancing act

The election reform package would create a big change in how campaigns are funded and politicians engage in politics. But achieving consensus will not be straightforward.

  • byPaul Sakkal
No billionaire should be free to sink Titanic money into politics

No billionaire should be free to sink Titanic money into politics

Despite his $117 million buying a solitary Senate seat,the sheer scale of Clive Palmer’s advertising blitz set a template for any rich-lister who wants to sway an election result.

  • byDavid Crowe
Clive Palmer to deliver update on Titanic II dream

Clive Palmer to deliver update on Titanic II dream

A decade after the billionaire announced plans to build a full-scale Titanic replica,there’s almost no sign of progress.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
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Clive Palmer plots High Court challenge to keep spending millions on election ads

Clive Palmer plots High Court challenge to keep spending millions on election ads

Labor has cited mining magnate Clive Palmer spending hundreds of millions on recent federal elections as grounds for its move to clamp down on donations.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Big money to be taken out of politics in radical electoral overhaul

Big money to be taken out of politics in radical electoral overhaul

An individual,company or third-party activist group who could currently contribute an unlimited amount to a campaign will be outlawed from giving huge sums to parties.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Serial litigant Clive Palmer has another crack at the High Court

Serial litigant Clive Palmer has another crack at the High Court

The billionaire mining magnate continues his attempts to stop fraud charges against him ever being heard.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Craig Kelly now Hanson’s hero after deserting Palmer’s party

Craig Kelly now Hanson’s hero after deserting Palmer’s party

The controversial former Liberal-turned-UAP operative has jumped ship again and joined Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman
Scots College castle still up in the air

Scots College castle still up in the air

Six years,and several lapsed deadlines and cost blowouts later,the Bellevue Hill monstrosity is still not open.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell