James Robertson
Dutton’s questions on Voice continue, unrestrained by answers
Australia is not ready for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Peter Dutton declared on Thursday. The Opposition Leader has this week raised...
Greens ‘want poverty’: Housing stakes rise and politics turns nasty
Henry Kissinger once said that university politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. But as the costs of...
Dutton’s climate ‘stunt’ sacrifices tax cut promise: Labor
Peter Dutton is sacrificing an election promise on small business tax cuts to pull a political stunt on climate change, Labor claims....
‘Biggest danger’ named, as Indigenous Voice bill passes Parliament
Parliament has passed legislation to authorise a referendum on recognising Indigenous Australians in the Constitution and to enshrine the permanent advisory body...
Senator David Van rides out pressure to quit after assault allegations
Embattled Victorian Senator David Van is riding out mounting pressure to quit politics one week after bombshell sexual assault allegations were levelled...
Fresh allegation on Senator Van ends Parliament’s ‘abomination’ of a week
Liberal Senator David Van faces a second allegation he sexually harassed a fellow senator. Former Liberal senator Amanda Stoker alleged the under-fire...
Dutton expels Liberal senator after bombshell abuse allegations
David Van has been booted from the Liberal party room after fresh abuse allegations emerged against him, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has...
Lidia Thorpe’s allegations halt Senate debate on Higgins affair
Parliament has been hit with a new allegation of workplace sexual assault – two years into a debate about how it handled...
‘Egregious abuse’: Gallagher turns the tables over Higgins affair
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has described media reports making use of Brittany Higgins’ leaked text messages as the “most egregious abuse of...
Morrison denies intending to mislead Parliament over Higgins
Former prime minister Scott Morrison has denied he intended to mislead Parliament over his government’s handling of the Brittany Higgins case. Ms...