A flattering magazine article about Aussie superstars Sam Kerr and Margot Robbie has backfired with fans blasting the publication’s bizarre AI-generated images of the celebrities. The Australian Financial Review Magazine deemed Sam Kerr and Margot Robbie to be the most culturally powerful people in Australia in its annual list. TheContinue Reading
A fiery exchange between The Project star Hamish Macdonald and beloved entertainer Kamahl has shone a fresh light on the billions of dollars spent on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people each year. A central argument of many opponents of the Voice to Parliament is that a huge amount ofContinue Reading
A powerful public servant has been referred to the public service commissioner after a series of explosive texts revealed he had sought to influence government affairs. The text messages spanning years were obtained and published by the Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes on Sunday, which the outlets say revealed HomeContinue Reading
One of the most powerful public servants in Australia has been exposed to badmouthing political leaders including Julie Bishop and Marise Payne and angling for the promotion of “right-wingers” including Peter Dutton in bombshell private text messages. Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo’s extraordinary private musings with Liberal Party insider ScottContinue Reading
Prominent No campaigner Warren Mundine has bowed out of contention for the Liberal Party NSW Senate vacancy after he blew his candidacy up among conservatives by calling for a change to the date of Australia Day. As Scott Morrison‘s preferred pick for the vacant NSW Liberal senate spot created byContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese is set to announce a “deep inquiry” into the Covid-19 pandemic but has been accused of breaking a promise to hold a royal commission to appease Labor state premiers. The failure to ensure the inquiry has the powers of a royal commission has sparked immediate concerns it willContinue Reading
Scott Morrison will pen his account of “cancel culture” and “identity politics” in a religious memoir scheduled for mid-2024. Titled ‘Plans for Your Good – A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness’, the former prime minister’s 288-page book has been sold as “less political memoir and more pastoral encouragement.” MrContinue Reading
The longest serving female senator in Australian history has used her final speech to the chamber to plead for more action on protecting women, and defended Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Marise Payne – who is resigning from her NSW senate seat after 26 years of service – gave a wide-rangingContinue Reading
Former cabinet minister Karen Andrews has revealed she endured a male colleague “breathing down my neck” during Question Time and found politics sexist and the “first time I’ve ever felt I had to fight for things simply because I was a woman.” The Queensland MP has also told the ABC’sContinue Reading
Facing allegations of being too close to Qantas, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought to turn the tables, launching a sensational question time attack on the former Coalition government. The opposition has accused the government of being “too close” to the national carrier and has sought to probe whether QantasContinue Reading