Fruity film fantasy riles free speech fan Rinehart Gina Rinehart has threatened legal action against the national broadcaster after a short film concocted a crude fantasy involving the Hancock Prospecting boss. AAP · Aug 1
Where is the money coming from? Albanese, Taylor and Hanson don’t want to talk about it – and that’s a problem As leaders dodged questions about fundraising activities this week, is it any wonder faith in politics is so low? The Guardian - AU · Jul 31
Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program Hancock Prospecting calls for removal of program which included crude joke, saying continued publication poses serious risk to Rinehart The Guardian - AU · Jul 31
Kyle Sandilands takes his pick of on-air partners as shock jock rebounds from Kiis FM – and Jackie O The Daily Telegraph runs 16 articles about Sandilands and his new media venture in a week – while his former co-host, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, is still in court The Guardian - AU · Jul 31
Dolphins' priority: get Mollie, Kaylee flying for LA Swimming superstars Mollie O'Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown will be given every support in their bid to be back fully fit and raring to go at the LA Olympics. AAP · Jul 30
Gina Rinehart paid $1.2 million to Australia’s Commonwealth Games swimmers. Is there any problem with that? Australia’s swimming team dominated the pool at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The Conversation · Jul 30
Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river Decision to host event on Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, 600km north of host city Brisbane, prompted significant backlash The Guardian - AU · Jul 29
One Nation in hot water with Queensland watchdog One Nation is in strife over missing financial records, with the party at risk of being struck off in Pauline Hanson's home state unless paperwork is produced. AAP · Jul 29
Dolphins hit $1 million jackpot with Rinehart riches Australia's swimmers at the Commonwealth Games will cash in on a jackpot of over $1 million through Gina Rinehart's bonuses. AAP · Jul 29
Gina Rinehart paid for Pauline Hanson's Europe flights Pauline Hanson's flights from London to Sicily during a recent European trip, and tickets to a luxury fashion show, were paid for by mining boss Gina Rinehart. AAP · Jul 28
One Nation's rise in new heartland a warning to majors Changing local politics in a newly minted One Nation town offer a sign of what's to come for the rest of the country as the populist party builds support. AAP · Jul 25
Albanese is fond of saying people underestimate him. He should be careful not to do the same with Pauline Hanson No politician is as good at evading scrutiny as the One Nation leader, whose actions this week would be disqualifying if she represented any other party The Guardian - AU · Jul 24
'More purpose': swim star hails Rinehart's cash bonuses Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart has dangled a huge carrot in front of Australia's Commonwealth Games swimmers. AAP · Jul 23
‘White Australia’ has always been a myth. Hanson lamenting its end is wrong – and dangerous The unexpected rise of One Nation in the polls, helped by leader Pauline Hanson’s relationship with mining magnate Gina Rinehart and often uncritical treatment by mainstream media, has seen the reemergence of another historical curio: the White Australia policy. The Conversation · Jul 23
The Conversation · Jul 22 Media scrutiny can take many forms. Pauline Hanson’s past few weeks have shown how quickly it can backfire Media scrutiny can take surprising forms, as One Nation and Pauline Hanson are now finding out.
AAP · Jul 21 'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer Pauline Hanson has defended her relationship with billionaire donor Gina Rinehart, also declaring taxpayers didn't fund her Italy trip with the mining magnate.
AAP · Jul 19 Hanson's billionaire friendship could prompt backlash An unlikely alliance between Pauline Hanson and a billionaire benefactor threatens to undermine her relationships with colleagues, a political expert warns.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19 Derryn Hinch remembered as ‘journalistic James Bond’ – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Jul 18 Pauline Hanson addresses CPAC in London and denies rift with Barnaby Joyce over far-right podcast One Nation leader makes series of unsubstantiated claims about “mass migration” as Australia’s Islamophobia envoy warns of potential consequences from her rhetoric
The Conversation · Jul 17 View from the Hill: Has Hanson flown too close to the sun for some One Nation supporters? Many Pauline Hanson supporters judge her by standards very different from those they apply to other politicians. For them, she’s a medium through which to register their general feelings of grievance and alienation. So they don’t care much if she flouts ordinary rules.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 17 Gina Rinehart’s estimated A$700m profit from SpaceX IPO wiped out as stock price dips Analyst says mining billionaire unlikely to be worried by lost paper profits after Elon Musk’s company dipped below its debut share price
The Guardian - AU · Jul 17 Welcomed by Robinson, beckoned by Rinehart: Pauline’s Euro trip proves she is her own worst enemy No one else decided she should tour an English community to spout shallow insults then prance around a Mediterranean resort
Newcastle Herald · Jun 29 $3 billion black hole: how will we replace state's coal royalties when they go? Letters: 'Let alone the high-paying jobs.'
Newcastle Herald · Jun 26 Timeslot aside, NBN News won't be the same without departing Jane Goldsmith Letters: 'Can those Greenies who haunt these pages explain where the taxes are coming from to replace this amount?'
The Guardian - AU · Jun 26 Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland The LNP’s unapologetic moves on Indigenous issues, crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone