Senator offered staffer sex, trial told Brian Burston sacked a staffer after she told him to stop his infatuation with a colleague he had described as "hot", a defamation trial has been told. AAP · Jun 10, 2022
Malcolm Roberts says a rule change at the WHO 'would have decimated' Australia's sovereignty. Is he correct? The One Nation senator has continued to push the baseless claim that Australia could be forced to adopt restrictive health measures by the World Health Organization. ABC News · Jun 9, 2022
VIEWPOINT 2: It’s time to disclose federal contractors’ political contributions This month marks the 50th anniversary of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022
Burston 'sexualised, humiliated' worker Former One Nation senator Brian Burston's staffer has testified at the defamation trial he launched that he regularly sexually harassed her. AAP · Jun 9, 2022
How did the polls perform in the 2022 election? Better, but not great; also a Senate update At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022
Boris Johnson's disastrous journey from election hero to confidence vote humiliation Two and half years after Boris Johnson won a massive election landslide, he was forced to beg his own MPs to keep him in Downing Street Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2022
Defamation trial hears ‘malicious’ text message Pauline Hanson sent former senator’s wife Brian Burston, who represented One Nation from 2016 to 2018, is suing his former leader for what he says were accusations of sexual harassment against him The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2022
Ex-senator felt portrayed as a 'pervert' Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has taken the stand at a defamation trial against Pauline Hanson over claims of sexual harassment of staffers. AAP · Jun 6, 2022
Coalition set to be biggest Senate party Counting is continuing for the final seats for the Senate, where the coalition is on track to have the most seats in the upper house. AAP · Jun 1, 2022
Labor likely to get a friendly Senate and secures House of Representatives majority UPDATE: On Monday night, the ABC called Macnamara as a Labor hold, giving Labor 76 of the 151 House of Representatives seats, enough for a majority. In the two remaining undecided seats, Labor has taken a narrow lead in Gilmore, while the Coalition is likely to hold Deakin. The Conversation · May 30, 2022
A step to the left or a lurch to the right: what next after the Liberals’ election horror show? From doubling down on the culture wars to ‘flying with both wings’, there is no shortage of opinions on how the Liberals should shape their future The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022
Coalition ‘dropped the ball’ on Pacific, Albanese says as Samoa signs China agreement – as it happened Prime minister says Labor ‘won’t drop the ball’ as Samoa signs agreement with China; the Greens’ Stephen Bates claims victory in seat of Brisbane. Follow all the day’s news The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022
‘Resistance‘: Sky News envisions climate revolt in election reaction A week after Australia unceremoniously tossed the Coalition onto the Opposition benches, an alternative reality has emerged on Sky News. The New Daily · May 27, 2022
When will we know who wins the seat of Brisbane in the federal election? Will Pauline Hanson win a Queensland Senate seat? It's one of only four seats in Australia still in doubt and Queensland's last seat to be called — so who will win the electoral race for the federal seat of Brisbane? ABC News · May 27, 2022
The New Daily · May 26, 2022 After 138 school shootings this year, why can’t America enact gun control? America is grappling withe gun control debate after yet another school shooting. Experts say its lawmakers could learn from Australia and Port Arthur.
Axios · May 25, 2022 McConnell-aligned "dark money" group prepares $43 million summer ad blitz The biggest target by far: Georgia's seat held by Democrat Raphael Warnock.
The Conversation · May 25, 2022 Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened? Many commentators tipped Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to perform well this election by scooping up the “freedom” and anti-vax vote from voters angry about how the pandemic was handled.
ABC News · May 24, 2022 Nationals' Pat Conaghan declares victory in Cowper after tight race against Independent Caz Heise Nationals MP Pat Conaghan has claimed victory in the seat of Cowper, after days of vote counting left him neck and neck with teal Independent Caz Heise.
ABC News · May 23, 2022 Cowper election results show Nationals face independent challenge on NSW Mid North Coast A teal independent is a chance of dethroning a party that has held a Mid North Coast seat for all but two years since 1901. The incumbent says his vote in the National Party stronghold has been "eaten up" at both ends of the political spectrum.
The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022 ‘They were having a go at Victorians’: how the Liberals miscalculated the ‘anti-Dan’ election strategy Liberal strategists believed Victorians wanted to send Daniel Andrews a message. Instead voters swung away from them in several blue-ribbon seats
Newcastle Herald · May 22, 2022 Big conservative push in Hunter electorate gains some ground but fails to fire Conservative hopes crumble on counting
Pedestrian.tv · May 22, 2022 The Pauline Pandemic Could Be Almost Over Because She’s At Risk Of Losing Her Senate Spot Pauline Hanson, founder of One Nation, could lose her spot in the senate after a terrible election result al 'round for the minor party
ABC News · May 22, 2022 New Greens senator elected in South Australia, as One Nation, Nick Xenophon and Rex Patrick disappointed at results South Australia will have two Greens senators for the first time since 2016, while Nick Xenophon and Rex Patrick almost certainly fail to get elected.
The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022 Legalise Cannabis rides high in Senate vote as grassroots campaign pays off Micro party picks up 2-7% in most states and Northern Territory amid surge in cannabis consumption in Australia
ABC News · May 22, 2022 Greens and Lambie set to determine Labor agenda with Senate balance of power The future of Labor's parliamentary agenda may rest in the hands of the Greens and independent Jacqui Lambie, who look set to hold the balance of power in the Senate.