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'Smokescreen': Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising

Labor is painting One Nation as the party of billionaires, pouring scorn on claims the minor party has raised millions of dollars from grassroots supporters.

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Pauline Hanson says she takes policy advice from Gina Rinehart as Nationals rule out deal with One Nation

Matt Canavan says he supports Hanson’s anti-Labor ‘fire the liar’ fundraising campaign but will not sign up to a joint election strategy

The Guardian - AU

Labor MPs have been handed new talking points – revealing a growing concern about One Nation

Labor and its trade union allies have shifted the focus of their rhetorical attacks, targeting Pauline Hanson as if she is the real opposition leader

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A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is bankrolling the acquisition of a 9.5% stake in Southern Cross Media by Bruce McWilliam, who worked for Murdoch’s News Corp for nine years and is also a former Seven Network executive.

The Conversation

Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty

Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households

The Guardian - AU

'Won't knock the job': Hanson declares she can be PM

Pauline Hanson has proposed a ban on immigration from certain countries and defended ties to Gina Rinehart, while stating she's open to becoming prime minister.

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ABC boss a master of silence amid scrutiny on news chief’s abrupt departure

Was the resignation of Justin Stevens leaked to the press? Plus: 7.30 is safe despite speculation it faces axe

The Guardian - AU

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Gina Rinehart and Southern Cross Austereo: what do billionaire media buyouts mean for democracy?

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person and one of the world’s most powerful mining magnates, recently helped finance a deal to acquire a 10% stake in Southern Cross Austereo – the second largest commercial media broadcaster in Australia.

The Conversation

Morning Mail: Hanson and Joyce’s cruise ship claims, Netanyahu’s Gaza order, Sinner wilts in Paris

One Nation figures billed taxpayers for going to private events on board luxury cruise ship; Israeli army to seize ‘70%’ of strip in breach of ceasefire

The Guardian - AU

Hanson and Joyce bill taxpayers for flights to private events on luxury cruise ship hosted by Rinehart

Exclusive: Parliamentary records show the One Nation MPs claimed travel expenses for fundraising events on exclusive cruise liner where mining billionaire owns an apartment

The Guardian - AU

High stakes: who’s leading the fight against Labor’s CGT reform – and what’s in it for them?

Tax critics turn to AI memes and airport billboards in addition to traditional lobbying tactics. Here’s what you need to know about them

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart bankrolls purchase of 10% stake in Seven network owner Southern Cross Media

The $26m deal involving media executive Bruce McWilliam signifies return to media business for mining billionaire after previous holdings in Fairfax and Ten

The Guardian - AU

Green light for 'globally significant' rare earths mine

Federal government backing has been crucial in the decision to build Australia's first ore-to-oxide rare earths project, the company's CEO says.

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AAP Rolling News Bulletin for May 19 at 1600

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WA:Hancock mining riches battle shifts to legal bill fight

Australia's richest person survived a legal bid to claim a share of some of her prized iron ore assets; now the lawyers are fighting over the legal bills.

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Hancock mining riches battle shifts to legal bill fight

Australia's richest person survived a legal bid to claim a share of some of her prized iron ore assets; now the lawyers are fighting over the legal bills.

The Guardian - AU

Returning to the centre may be the only way the walking dead Liberals can rise again

After the weekend defections to One Nation, and with more possibly to come, the task for remaining party loyalists is to regroup and reorient

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Hanson bills taxpayers $16k for flood flights; Taylor’s ‘race to the bottom’; and Delta Goodrem’s ‘ripper’ performance

One Nation leader previously claimed the trip aboard Gina Rinehart’s plane was at ‘no cost to the taxpayer’

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Pauline Hanson claimed $16,000 for private charter despite claiming floods tour was at ‘no cost to taxpayer’

One Nation leader and Barnaby Joyce flew on Gina Rinehart’s plane from the Sunshine Coast to Mount Isa before taking charter to tour flood-affected communities

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Rinehart legal saga reignites, Hancock lodges appeal

The epic legal battle between the company owned by billionaire Gina Rinehart and the heirs of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright is set for another chapter.

The Guardian - AU

Budget to include extra $2bn for infrastructure – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Alice Springs unrest after arrest, eyes on One Nation’s funding, Australia’s funny business

Police clash with rioters after Jefferson Lewis held over child’s death; how One Nation is reaping the bounty of Australia’s richest person

The Guardian - AU

Has Gina Rinehart ‘bought’ One Nation? Pauline Hanson has the billionaire’s backing – and she’s super happy

From luxury flights and Kidman-branded country attire to a steak dinner and meat pies, the rapidly expanding party is reaping the bounty of Australia’s richest person. Will voters pay the price?

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history

Early voting is now in full swing for the coming Farrer election on May 9. The by-election is being framed as a temperature check of the right in federal politics, given the rise of One Nation and the collapse of the Liberal and National parties.

The Guardian - AU

Pauline Hanson boasts about ‘sexy’ new private plane gifted by Gina Rinehart and $2m in donations

One Nation leader targets the Guardian in post, with video featuring novelty cheques and the unveiling of the new Cirrus G7 plane

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