UNCOVERED: 16 - The Untold Story

PM refuses to comment on leadership future

Scott Morrison has declined suggestions the coalition has lost its way, following remarks by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

AAP · May 5, 2022

Malcolm Turnbull says voters will consider independent candidates in blue-ribbon Liberal seats because party has lost its way

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull denies he is encouraging voters in traditional Liberal strongholds to consider backing so-called 'teal independents', but argues his party could be about to get a wake-up call at the upcoming election.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Malcolm Turnbull says Australians are ‘voting with their feet’ to support teal independents in election

Former PM tells Washington Harvard Club the rise of the independents could mean the ‘capture’ of the Liberal party is thwarted by ‘direct democratic action’ in the 2022 federal election

The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2022

Deals, golf with Trump, and little introspection: Joe Hockey goes to Washington and writes his memoirs

Perhaps unfairly, the image most of us have of Joe Hockey comes from his time as federal Treasurer, when he was photographed smoking a cigar with then Finance Minister Mathias Cormann in the aftermath of the 2014 budget.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2022

In an election short on excitement, Morrison and Albanese are relying on scare campaigns

Voters don’t appear overjoyed by either leader, so the major parties are going negative

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2022

Brendan O'Connor says defence spending under the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments was similar, on average. Is that correct?

Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O'Connor says the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments both spend 1.7 to 1.8 per cent of GDP on defence. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2022

He's the treasurer who may become the next leader of the Liberal Party. So how high can Josh Frydenberg fly?

`This is the first in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Carol Johnson’s profile of Jim Chalmers here.

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2022

View from The Hill: New One Nation candidate George Christensen set to win from losing

George Christensen caused the government a heap of trouble while he was in the Nationals, and is set to be a pest now he’s jumped ship.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2022

ALP owes supporters vote on Voice: Pearson

The Labor Party would go a long way towards respecting its 'blackfella' base if it progressed a referendum on Indigenous recognition, Noel Pearson says.

AAP · Apr 6, 2022

Australia’s early plans for ‘dangerous’ encryption law revealed

Documents show Canberra began seeking powers to crack encrypted communications nearly two years before unveiling law.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2022