Clive Palmer
Gina Rinehart stars in fashion ad with Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s son
Australia’s richest woman collaborated with the son of Queensland’s infamous hillbilly dictator to spruik her recently acquired Driza-Bone coats.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Clive Palmer’s previously dumped car museum gets the green light – somewhere else
Vintage cars once owned by royalty are expected to be on display when Australia’s biggest car museum opens, after the idea was ditched in a different south-east Queensland council area.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Fatima Payman finds a friendly Labor comrade in Sydney
The senator, who quit the ALP last week over the Albanese government’s stance on the war in Gaza, will appear at an event with a NSW Labor MP this month.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Jamal Mohammad brings the fashion to his court dispute with Mick Gatto
It is unclear if Melbourne restaurateur Jamal Mohammad will triumph in his legal battle with Mick Gatto, but he is winning in the fashion stakes.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Clive Palmer pipped for a place at the PM’s dinner table
Was the mining billionaire the anonymous bidder who shelled out more than $25,000 for a charity dinner with the prime minister. Turns out, no.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
The politicians who skipped question time to fawn over Tucker Carlson
The conspiracy-peddling favourite of the global Trumpian right visited Australia’s corridors of power. But tour promoter Clive Palmer was nowhere to be seen.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
What to expect from the Tucker Carlson, Clive Palmer roadshow
If the conservative US commentator’s sarcasm at the launch is anything to go by, the Freedom Conferences, tackling “threats to truth”, won’t be dull.
- by Nick Dent
Defence conference brings Labor’s old enemies together again
Old foes from Labor’s internal power struggles Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith will join former PM Malcolm Turnbull at defence think tank’s conference next month.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Last hurrah for the big spenders? Inside Labor’s campaign reform balancing act
The election reform package would create a big change in how campaigns are funded and politicians engage in politics. But achieving consensus will not be straightforward.
- by Paul Sakkal
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No billionaire should be free to sink Titanic money into politics
Despite his $117 million buying a solitary Senate seat, the sheer scale of Clive Palmer’s advertising blitz set a template for any rich-lister who wants to sway an election result.
- by David Crowe
Clive Palmer to deliver update on Titanic II dream
A decade after the billionaire announced plans to build a full-scale Titanic replica, there’s almost no sign of progress.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell