Campaign mastermind Isaac Levido says the rise of Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson is not an unexpected phenomenon,but a direct consumer backlash against sluggish governments.
The prime minister and his Kiwi counterpart have traded light-hearted barbs in Noosa,masking a deep divide over capital gains tax as both leaders face looming domestic battles.
Federal Liberal president Tony Abbott said the appointment of Lincoln Folo was part of an urgent organisational renewal effort to combat the rising threat of minor parties.
Former West Australian editor Brett McCarthy,now an adviser to shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash,praised Roberts-Smith despite his arrest on five counts of the war crime of murder.
The Trump administration has proposed an extra 12.5 per cent tariff on Australia,angering the federal government.
A water polo world cup could pose legal and diplomatic dilemmas for the federal government under its sanctions laws.
For almost two years,the storm that has now engulfed the National Anti-Corruption Commission gathered slowly,unexpectedly and often behind closed doors.
Pauline Hanson has said only a handful of Coalition MPs align closely enough with One Nation values,and has dined with Clive Palmer amid reports they have discussed joining forces.
A scathing review of plans for the national survey warned the ABS must close critical gaps before millions of Australians go online on August 11.
The corruption watchdog has been asked to probe whether operational details were improperly disclosed before the former SAS soldier’s arrest.