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News May 18, 2019
The campaign for Warringah
In the face of a serious challenge by independent candidate Zali Steggall, Tony Abbott is fighting to hold on to his place in parliament – and some of the campaign tactics have turned nasty.
the_briefing May 16, 2019
Palmer gags former workers
Former employees of Clive Palmer’s nickel refinery have been pressured to sign an agreement preventing them from making unflattering comments about the United Australia Party leader in order to receive their outstanding payments. Palmer owes about $7 …
the_briefing May 17, 2019
Vale the Silver Bodgie
Former prime minister Bob Hawke has died, aged 89. The Labor Party’s longest-serving prime minister, Hawke presided over the floating of the dollar, the Accord between unions and business, the introduction of Medicare, Australia’s response to the …
the_briefing May 15, 2019
CSIRO pressured to greenlight Adani
The federal government pushed the CSIRO to sign off on approval for the proposed Carmichael coalmine’s use of groundwater, despite a lack of information to make a final assessment. Emails between the CSIRO and the federal department of the environment, …
