Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi,court rules
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Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi,court rules

A Federal Court judge found a tweet by the One Nation leader was a variant of “go back to where you came from”,which was a “racist trope with a long history”.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andSarah McPhee

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Who are the Qld crossbench contestants – and what do they want?

Who are the Qld crossbench contestants – and what do they want?

Seven minor parties including the Greens and One Nation,plus dozens of independents,are vying for parliamentary seats in the state election. Here’s your guide.

  • byMatt Dennien
WA MP still wants to run for One Nation,but the party might not want him

WA MP still wants to run for One Nation,but the party might not want him

Upper house MP Ben Dawkins said he would remain a member of One Nation,which he joined in February,and expressed interest in running as one of the party’s lower house candidates.

  • byHamish Hastie
Compulsory preferential voting to be scrapped if LNP takes power

Compulsory preferential voting to be scrapped if LNP takes power

The minority Palaszczuk government reintroduced compulsory preferential voting in 2016. David Crisafulli has vowed to once again make it optional.

  • byCameron Atfield
How Pauline Hanson kicked satire out the back door
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How Pauline Hanson kicked satire out the back door

The One Nation leader successfully fought against satire aimed at her in the 1990s. Now she’s vowing to fight for her right to satirise others.

  • byCameron Atfield
Latham tweet ‘offensive,crass,vulgar’ but not defamatory,court told

Latham tweet ‘offensive,crass,vulgar’ but not defamatory,court told

The former NSW One Nation leader is defending a defamation action brought against him by Sydney MP Alex Greenwich over an offensive and graphic tweet.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
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The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day
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The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day

Yet one year ago,the state’s major parties had voted for a shared road ahead for First Nations communities.

  • byMatt Dennien
It’s not nice,not polite,but not racist:Hanson’s lawyer defends One Nation leader

It’s not nice,not polite,but not racist:Hanson’s lawyer defends One Nation leader

Pauline Hanson’s barrister said the One Nation senator was not literally telling Mehreen Faruqi to go home when she told her to “piss off back to Pakistan”.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Pauline Hanson rails against VROs while welcoming One Nation’s newest WA candidate

Pauline Hanson rails against VROs while welcoming One Nation’s newest WA candidate

Hanson railed against family violence restraining orders as she announced upper house MP Ben Dawkins,who was booted from Labor due to his VRO breaches,would contest the 2025 WA election for One Nation.

  • byHamish Hastie
One Nation looks to recruit Craig Kelly in NSW,sources say

One Nation looks to recruit Craig Kelly in NSW,sources say

Despite official party denials,speculation is mounting the former Liberal MP will ditch Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party to join One Nation and force out NSW MP Tania Mihailuk.

  • byMax Maddison
Health,crime and housing:Queensland parliament’s 2023 ‘wrapped’
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Health,crime and housing:Queensland parliament’s 2023 ‘wrapped’

There’s no Spotify-style graphics here,but crunching the numbers from state MPs last year can still be revealing.

  • byMatt Dennien