The week in parliament: conference chatter over Dutton’s successor and whispers of a December election
Amy Remeikis
Angus Taylor is shaping up the most likely successor to Dutton. Plus: success of UK pro-Palestine candidates ‘something to reflect on’ for Labor
June 2024
Unfriendly fire: famous fights and sledges between Australian politicians supposedly on the same side
Faction v faction or just a personality clash, some of Auspol’s most unforgettable spats have been between members of the same party
May 2024
Faruqi v Hanson: Greens senator seeks to reopen racial discrimination case citing new evidence
Faruqi v Hanson: how the racial discrimination case started – and what will determine how it ends
Faruqi v Hanson: One Nation leader’s barrister says tweet ‘not nice’ but not racist as court hears closing arguments
Faruqi v Hanson: Pauline Hanson told ‘white’ Derryn Hinch to go back to where he came from, court told
April 2024
Faruqi v Hanson: One Nation leader tells court she did not know Greens senator was Muslim when she told her to ‘piss off back to Pakistan’
Mehreen Faruqi v Pauline Hanson: Greens senator tells court attacks on white people not racist
March 2024
Mehreen Faruqi has legal win in ongoing Pauline Hanson racial vilification case
Judge rules Greens senator can use X posts, One Nation leader’s historical statements and racism experts’ evidence in the federal court case
January 2024
Dutton’s Woolworths ban is pure political positioning – but who would be suckered in by it?
Malcolm Farr
The opposition leader is prepared to fight for tacky Australia Day items for all – as if nothing is more patriotic than an Australian flag bikini
One Nation’s future after Pauline Hanson appears grim, but the Queensland election won’t be its final test
Paul Williams
Today’s party struggles to present any concrete identity – though heir apparent James Ashby may put his own modernist populist stamp on its tired and faded image
Meat and greet: Gina Rinehart supplies the wagyu as James Ashby beefs up One Nation’s fundraising efforts
Pauline Hanson’s controversial chief of staff attracts cash and clout to Queensland state campaign – with speculation he is positioning himself as party’s heir apparent
December 2023
Mehreen Faruqi launches crowdfunding campaign to finance racial vilification case against Pauline Hanson
One Nation senator will argue freedom of political speech trumps the racial discrimination act over tweet directed at Faruqi
November 2023
Pauline Hanson withdraws comments made to Mehreen Faruqi to avoid Senate censure
Pauline Hanson refuses to withdraw 'race-based' remarks against Mehreen Faruqi – video
August 2023
Mark Latham accuses One Nation of misusing electoral funds as he quits party
Party’s federal leader Pauline Hanson rejects allegations aired in parliament by ousted NSW leader
Mark Latham quits One Nation after being sacked by Pauline Hanson as NSW leader – video
Mark Latham has quit One Nation to sit as an independent in the NSW parliament after Pauline Hanson intervened to have him fired
A brief history of trolling throughout the ages
The week in review: the Matildas’ public holiday debate was ultimately moot – but let’s not live in the past à la Barnaby Joyce
Mark Humphries
Pauline Hanson wins appeal against $250,000 defamation finding awarded to Brian Burston
