Trailblazer senator opens door for more LGBTQI members Retiring senator Louise Pratt has been remembered as a trailblazer advocate for marriage equality as she issued one final call to action to her colleagues. AAP · Mar 26, 2025
Rebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor party Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator said her family did not flee from Afghanistan for her to remain silent in the face of atrocity The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2024
Penny Wong confirms some in Labor caucus ‘upset’ Fatima Payman crossed the floor on Palestine Foreign minister and others say they had to argue internally for change on marriage equality, stressing importance of party unity The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2024
Origin Energy wrongly took $2.5m from nearly 3,000 ex-customers via Centrepay Figures revealed in Senate hearing as Services Australia says the money, taken from welfare payments under the debit scheme, is being returned The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2024
Government ignored warnings more than 100 companies may be misusing Centrepay scheme, Asic says Services Australia’s failure to act ‘inexcusable’ and urgent action needed to help people struggling to get by, senators say The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2024
‘I had no access’: ex-residents of controversial rehab centre say welfare payments were taken against their wishes Guardian Australia investigation reveals role of Centrepay in controlling income of residents at WA religious centre Esther House The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2024
Lidia Thorpe says she was trying to speak about cousin’s death in custody during Senate chaos Independent senator told to ‘sit down’ by Louise Pratt after repeated interjections that saw the chamber adjourn early The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2024
WA senator Louise Pratt to retire from federal politics Labor senator for Western Australia, Louise Pratt, will step down from politics at the next national election, after more than a decade in federal parliament. AAP · Feb 20, 2024
Thomas Cashman will be 'eaten alive' in jail after murdering girl, 9, warns ex-gangster Thomas Cashman shot and killed nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel in August last year at her home in Liverpool during a botched assassination attempt on a convicted burglar Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023
Thomas Cashman splashed cash on a luxurious lifestyle that was funded by the misery he caused The lengths he was willing to go to to keep himself decked out in high end brands were made clear after one of the most atrocious crimes in Merseyside’s history Manchester Evening News · Apr 4, 2023
Thomas Cashman's expensive lifestyle funded by the pain and misery he caused Cashman will stay in prison until he is at least 76 years old Liverpool Echo · Apr 3, 2023
Olivia Pratt-Korbel died 'a scared 9-year-old' and killer should be 'haunted' say family Olivia Pratt-Korbel was gunned down in her own home in August last year and today Thomas Cashman was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to at least 42 years in jail Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023
'Olivia died a scared 9-year-old and Cashman should be haunted for the rest of his life' Thomas Cashman was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for life with minimum term of 42 years. Liverpool Echo · Apr 3, 2023
Albanese budget scraps ‘risky’ Coalition plan to underwrite new power generation Exclusive: Scheme had been criticised as a ‘slush fund’ that could have cost billions and pushed up power prices The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2022