April
A judge may decide if Pauline Hanson is a white supremacist
The far-right senator’s career of racial commentary is on trial in the Federal Court.
- Aaron Patrick
- Analysis
- Domestic violence
Politicians alone cannot stop violence against women
Malcolm Turnbull best summed up the challenge a decade ago when he sought to address domestic violence. The challenge for Anthony Albanese is little different.
- Phillip Coorey
Former Border Force boss rattles the tin, eyes the ASX
The former face of the Coalition’s Stop the Boats campaign wants $20 million to fund his private security outfit’s roll-up of three other companies.
- Updated
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Energy transition
The PM has made a silly billion-dollar bet on solar panels
The price of solar panels has plunged and overseas makers are going broke, making it even more puzzling why the government is making a $1 billion taxpayer bet.
- John Kehoe
Uber’s ‘espionage plot’ to ‘crush’ Packer-backed rival GoCatch
Well before the ride-sharing giant dominated, it had a big local rival. This week, Victorian courts will hear explosive claims of how it killed the competition.
- Paul Smith
March
Bruce McWilliam, the man you never want in the other corner, retires
Billionaire Kerry Stokes’ corporate fixer and media executive is leaving the group. A sometimes divisive figure, he has advised the country’s most influential moguls.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
NSW slams ‘absurd’ GST system as WA gets another $6.2b
Western Australia and Victoria are the biggest winners of the annual GST distribution, while NSW and Queensland will cop a revenue cut next financial year.
- Updated
- Michael Read, Samantha Hutchinson, Tom Rabe and Gus McCubbing
The shrinking small business ombudsman
While politely ignoring Bruce Billson, the government is handing Craig Emerson more appointments than a bulk-billing doctor.
- Myriam Robin
February
- Exclusive
- Renewables
Solar firm 5B readies Indian manufacturing after $50m US deal
The company will build a US Customs-compliant plant partnership with top Indian panel maker and engineering group Waaree.
- Ben Potter
Turnbull wins tender to develop hydroelectricity in NSW
A private company owned by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has won a NSW tender to develop hydro schemes in the Hunter Valley.
- Peter Ker
- Analysis
- Political leadership
The ABC’s Nemesis is compelling political television
The three-part confessional account provides a vehicle for senior Liberals to flagellate each other. Malcolm Turnbull emerges as whip-in-chief.
- Aaron Patrick
Turnbull, Albanese, both liars, says Dutton
Peter Dutton has dismissed Malcolm Turnbull as a liar as he brushed off being labelled a “thug” by the former prime minister.
- Phillip Coorey
RBA’s new era reunites political spinners
The RBA’s transparency regime comes with new comms staff, with a shared history in Malcolm Turnbull’s prime minister’s office.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Liberals don’t want real tax reform
Except for Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal leaders have always scuppered tax overhauls that did not suit the direct interests of them and their outriders.
- Craig Emerson
The RBA starts a new era on Monday. Here’s how it will play out
The RBA board will break new ground this week, by meeting on a Monday, holding a press conference and releasing its full economic forecasts earlier than usual.
- John Kehoe
January
Malcolm Turnbull exits Fortescue boardroom
The former prime minister has stepped down from the board of a Fortescue subsidiary focused on hydrogen.
- Peter Ker
Scott Morrison calls time on politics, sets up another byelection
The former prime minister – the first to complete a full term since John Howard – will quit next month after securing global advisory roles in defence.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Liberal Party
Enter the Liberal Party, working-class heroes
The Liberals have won over the battlers before. Now they have a new cause in voters’ fears that their children will never be able to afford a home.
- John Roskam
Abbott urges deeper ties with Taiwan on eve of poll
The former prime minister says there is no reason why prime ministerial visits to the island should not occur.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2023
- Analysis
- US election
The shadow of Trump hangs over the world
Even if he doesn’t run, he is a threat to democracy in a fragile world still reeling from his last efforts to promote a nationalist agenda.
- Updated
- James Curran
