May 2023
Inside Australia’s Newsmax, the Alan Jones-backed outrage network
The chief executive of ADH TV, Jack Bulfin, says the online media broadcaster is aiming to capture the libertarian, conservative opinion market.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
April 2022
PM dismisses internal Liberal dissent over Deves as a ‘pile on’
Scott Morrison has dismissed internal complaints as part of a pile on as he defended his candidate for the seat of Warringah.
- Michael Read and Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Federal election
Too early to call, but demographics are trending Labor’s way
You would be mad to bet against Morrison six weeks out. But a significant number of aspirational voters are sticking with Labor at the ages they normally begin to vote for the Coalition.
- John Black
January 2022
Kelly grills Facebook, Google over COVID-19 ‘differences of opinion’
The anti-vaxxer and United Australia Party leader interrogated Facebook, Google and TikTok executives on COVID-19 misinformation.
- Miranda Ward
Clive Palmer takes another tilt at federal Parliament
Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer is not satisfied being ‘retired’ and is having another crack at federal Parliament, this time a Senate seat.
- Mark Ludlow
December 2021
Canva exec donates $20,000 to Craig Kelly challenger
Former Atlassian developer Brendan Humphreys, who now works for Canva, is backing Georgia Steele, who will run as an independent in Hughes.
- Tom McIlroy
Government dumps voter ID laws in deal with ALP
The Coalition has cut a deal with Labor that will increase the scrutiny of charities and single issue groups who campaign politically.
- Phillip Coorey
November 2021
- Opinion
- Federal politics
With Morrison in an unworkable position, Labor sees a chance
With all his backflips, the PM has destroyed his own credibility and his government’s capacity to find any credible policy.
- Laura Tingle
Candidates line up for federal election fight
Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly will face another community-backed candidate at next year’s federal election, as the Coalition also fights to win back the seat of Hughes.
- Tom McIlroy and John Kehoe
October 2021
Labor wants regulator to curb Clive Palmer’s COVID-19 ‘misinformation’
Opposition health spokesman Mark Butler wants TGA to help put a stop to social media advertising by the UAP promoting misleading messages about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
- Tom McIlroy
NSW Liberal MP to run against conspiracist UAP leader Craig Kelly
NSW MP Melanie Gibbons will run in the next federal election against Craig Kelly, leaving the Perrottet government with four impending byelections.
- Finbar O'Mallon
September 2021
The true believers backing ivermectin
While some believe the anti-parasitic drug is an effective COVID-19 treatment, global healthcare experts are far from convinced.
- Emma Connors
Like night follows day: Palmer appeals another court ruling
It’s been a few days since Clive Palmer had one of his cases heard in court. So the only proper thing to do is to file yet another one.
- Myriam Robin
August 2021
Clive Palmer undermines his party’s new leader Craig Kelly
The Hughes MP says as leader of the United Australia Party he will campaign against COVID-19 lockdowns and forced vaccinations.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy
Turnbull’s old seat new target of campaign to unseat Liberals MPs
Moderate Liberal Dave Sharma has become the latest target of an activist-backed grassroots movement to unseat Coalition MPs.
- Phillip Coorey
June 2021
Craig Kelly turns up for Clive Palmer
Palmer, a practised litigant, is representing himself. And Craig Kelly was there for moral support.
- Myriam Robin
Super reforms pass lower house after government dumps ‘veto power’
The government’s decision to drop the ‘veto power’ in the super reform package came after Barnaby Joyce revealed he and others had ‘a real problem’ with it.
- Michael Read
May 2021
Craig Kelly courts cashed-up Clive Palmer’s billions
Craig Kelly says he needs financial help for legal fight against Facebook as well as own re-election campaign.
- Andrew Tillett
Katter goes cold on super reforms as crossbench support wilts
Bob Katter’s declaration follows news on Monday that former Liberal MP Craig Kelly was also unhappy with several aspects of the super package.
- Michael Read
Craig Kelly’s fake banknotes ‘in breach’ of copyright law
Legal and banknote experts claim that Mr Kelly’s fake banknotes violate the RBA’s reproduction guidelines and could have breached copyright laws.
- Michael Read
