Tickets to an Australia-wide “freedom conference” featuring controversial American commentator Tucker Carlson, organised by billionaire Clive Palmer, have been drastically slashed. Mr Carlson, who was dropped from the American Fox News network in April last year, will headline the a series of talks known as the Australian Freedom Conferences inContinue Reading
Covid vaccines may have contributed to a rise in excess deaths observed across the western world since the pandemic, including in Australia, scientists have suggested. That claim has previously been rejected by the Australian government, including the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, asContinue Reading
Elon Musk has stepped up his war of words with the Australian government over demands the X social media platform remove videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop, as the controversy around violent content spirals into a wider free speech debate. The eccentric billionaire has been publicly feuding PrimeContinue Reading
Political parties and lobby groups pulled in millions of dollars in political donations in the 2022-23 financial year, with Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy the biggest donor. The Australian Electoral Commission published the annual political returns on Thursday, revealing Mr Palmer’s company donated more than $7m across 10 payments to the billionaireContinue Reading
Critics of the decision by Woolworths not to stock Australia Day merchandise this year claim going “woke” is sending the supermarket giant “broke”. About $2 billion has been wiped off the value of Woolies shares over the past week, which conservative commentators say is a direct result of negative consumerContinue Reading
Plans to offer “climate refugees” from the island nation of Tuvalu a path to residency in Australia have faced pushback amid disputed claims about liveability on the remote atoll. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a wide-reaching pact with Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Kausea Natano this week, including an offer of residencyContinue Reading
Billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has pledged $2m to the No campaign in the final weeks before the Voice to parliament referendum. The bulk of that money is set to be used for a last-minute advertising blitz in South Australia and Tasmania, both considered must-win seats for both sides ofContinue Reading
Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers has unleashed over “tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorists” online spreading misinformation over the Voice referendum and revealed some social media giants are failing to take action over threats against staff. At a briefing outlining the build up to voting day on October 14, the veteranContinue Reading
A woman has admitted to falsely representing herself as Australia’s governor-general and importing police badges in a bid to build up a rival police force to overthrow the government. Teresa Angela van Lieshout appeared at Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday and when Magistrate Simon Smart read out the charges againstContinue Reading
A well-respected federal Queensland MP and business identity has died, with tributes remembering the ex-politician for his desire to “stand up for those down and out in his community and country”. Ewen Jones served six years as the federal member for Herbert, a seat encompassing the far north city ofContinue Reading