'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer Pauline Hanson has defended her relationship with billionaire donor Gina Rinehart, also declaring taxpayers didn't fund her Italy trip with the mining magnate. AAP · Jul 21
Barnaby Joyce yelled at his dog on ABC’s 7.30. So why did he unleash on his pet? In a moment that has gone quickly viral online, Australia’s former deputy prime minister startled viewers when he bellowed at his dog offscreen The Guardian - AU · Jul 21
Andy Burnham as new UK PM faces the defining test for the centre-left. Australia will be watching closely Countering the populist challenge to liberal democracy requires something of a reset The Guardian - AU · Jul 21
Hanson’s support for Trump deportation policy ‘makes me sick’, Monique Ryan says – as it happened Follow live The Guardian - AU · Jul 20
Pauline Hanson shares Seven pitch for Spotlight special that says program would highlight ‘uncontrolled immigration’ One Nation leader posts network’s proposal to travel to UK to explore so-called ‘uncontrolled immigration’ with Reform leader The Guardian - AU · Jul 20
Voters depart major parties months out from state poll One state premier says he will fight to win re-election amid a surge in voter preference for One Nation at a scale not seen before. AAP · Jul 20
Hanson's billionaire friendship could prompt backlash An unlikely alliance between Pauline Hanson and a billionaire benefactor threatens to undermine her relationships with colleagues, a political expert warns. AAP · Jul 19
Newspoll has right-wing parties rebounding from a slump three weeks ago Three weeks ago, the Newspoll taken in the week after Pauline Hanson’s June 17 National Press Club address had the combined vote for One Nation and the Coalition down three points and the combined vote for Labor and the Greens up five points. The Conversation · Jul 19
Derryn Hinch remembered as ‘journalistic James Bond’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 19
Heat on Hanson for 'insane' trans, migration comments Backlash is growing over One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's comments on transgender rights and migration during her address at a poorly attended London event. AAP · Jul 19
Conservatives around world at war against ‘leftwing globalists’, Bridget McKenzie tells CPAC London event Nationals senator echoes comments by Pauline Hanson as Labor criticises One Nation leader’s divisive stance The Guardian - AU · Jul 18
Chemtrails to Covid: Malcolm Roberts’ conspiracy theory beliefs under scrutiny amid One Nation surge in polls The Queensland senator’s appearances on fringe podcasts includes statements on a global elite, the UN, the climate crisis and support for Vladimir Putin The Guardian - AU · Jul 18
When Pauline Hanson and Tommy Robinson met, hatred was a given. More disturbing was the spectacle One Nation’s polling popularity is proof we live in an upside-down world which surpasses substance and vaults reason The Guardian - AU · Jul 18
Men 'verbally abuse' this podcaster's partner because he 'loves a feminist' Abbie Chatfield loves men ... but not all men. The Canberra Times · Jul 18
The Guardian - AU · Jul 18 Pauline Hanson addresses CPAC in London and denies rift with Barnaby Joyce over far-right podcast One Nation leader makes series of unsubstantiated claims about “mass migration” as Australia’s Islamophobia envoy warns of potential consequences from her rhetoric
The Guardian - AU · Jul 18 Hanson ‘undermining social cohesion’, Albanese says, as Labor responds to Islamophobia envoy’s report Government’s response to 54 recommendations made by Aftab Malik includes new education taskforce and federal police social cohesion team
AAP · Jul 17 'Ungovernable': voters lament constant state of crisis A landmark censure of a premier has raised fears of more political tumult but all Tasmanian parties say they aren't keen for a third election in as many years.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 17 Australian MPs are facing a rising tide of security threats. Our national politics has lost its down-to-earth spirit The price of higher security for MPs is further distancing between decision makers and those who elect them
The Conversation · Jul 17 View from the Hill: Has Hanson flown too close to the sun for some One Nation supporters? Many Pauline Hanson supporters judge her by standards very different from those they apply to other politicians. For them, she’s a medium through which to register their general feelings of grievance and alienation. So they don’t care much if she flouts ordinary rules.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 17 The Crunch: Whale migration, house prices on the move, and a lot of missing cash We also chart the rise of One Nation. Plus: mapping a city after an earthquake
The Guardian - AU · Jul 17 Welcomed by Robinson, beckoned by Rinehart: Pauline’s Euro trip proves she is her own worst enemy No one else decided she should tour an English community to spout shallow insults then prance around a Mediterranean resort
The Guardian - AU · Jul 17 Pauline Hanson laments end of White Australia policy and talks up daughter’s leadership potential Appearing on a podcast with the far-right UK activist who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, Hanson makes evidence-free claims about migrants
AAP · Jul 17 Pauline Hanson's high-end summer Eurotrip draws heat A luxury fashion show and meeting with a divisive UK podcaster has opened Pauline Hanson up to criticism as rivals question her anti-establishment persona.
The Conversation · Jul 16 Them at 25: Jon Ronson’s adventures with extremists made him famous – and Alex Jones, too Jon Ronson’s book Them: Adventures with Extremists launched him to worldwide fame – and more dubiously, launched conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Though Jones has been deplatformed, his influence lingers: just this week, it was reported that Australia’s far-right One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts praised Jones in 2024 as “a beacon…
Newcastle Herald · Jul 16 Flood-risk assessment of area around stadium project crucial Letters | During the Pasha Bulker storm, floodwater in my home reached chest height