Controversial former Nationals MP and One Nation senate candidate George Christensen has pledged to wage war on the “woke” tide as he returns once more to the political arena. The self-styled “wokebuster” has won a seat on the Mackay council in North Queensland following a populist campaign in which heContinue Reading
The Greens have big ambitions to become a driving force on the Brisbane City Council, hoping to win more seats than ever before – and maybe even the Lord Mayor role – at Saturday’s Queensland council elections. A total of 1191 candidates are running for a council seat across theContinue Reading
Federal Liberal MP Alex Hawke could face expulsion from NSW Liberals State Council as members of the party’s right wing faction prepare to table a motion at this weekend’s meeting. Mr Hawke, the current member for Mitchell and former minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs in theContinue Reading
Factional tussles, surprise preference flows, and a rival’s “all over the shop” pitch to senior delegates may have created the perfect storm for former Wentworth MP Dave Sharma to make his surprise return to federal politics. After eight rounds of counting, the former Australian ambassador to Israel emerged victorious inContinue Reading
Former governor-general and one-time Labor Party leader Bill Hayden has been farewelled at a state funeral. The man credited as the architect of Medicare died in October at the age of 90 after a long illness. Described by some as the greatest man to never become prime minister, Mr HaydenContinue Reading
Rookie MP Jacinta Nampijinpa Price broke down in tears during the referendum campaign as she described her role as a “vessel” for Indigenous people ignored by mainstream politics and media. But from her entry to federal politics just last year, there has been no ignoring Senator Price. She had aContinue Reading
Federal politics is currently debating the usefulness of nuclear power versus renewables. As usual, the debate is replete with hysteria and rubbery figures designed to evoke high emotion and partisanship over reason and good policy. The debate began when Energy Minster Chris Bowen released figures this week indicating that theContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has delivered a blistering character assessment of outgoing Liberal MP Stuart Robert as he launched the campaign of the woman who hopes to replace him in parliament. Letitia Del Fabbro will vie for the safe LNP seat of Fadden on Queensland’s Gold Coast at a by-election on JulyContinue Reading
Scott Morrison has returned home from his lengthy European summer vacation, being spotted publicly for the first time just hours after the robodebt royal commission claimed its first high-profile scalp. The former prime minister was asked by a Nine reporter outside his family home in Sydney’s Sunderland Shire if heContinue Reading
Peter Dutton is standing firm behind former prime minister Scott Morrison despite mounting pressure on the former leader to resign from parliament. The damning robodebt royal commission found Mr Morrison had “allowed cabinet to be misled” as social services minister when the “crude and cruel” system was introduced. Mr MorrisonContinue Reading