For a couple of months things have been looking pretty bleak on the Iranian front.
Pauline Hanson
Bob Katter is a lot of things, but he’s not a racist
Bob Katter is a lot of things. But despite white supremacists trying to claim him in an email campaign, he’s not a racist. Anthony Galloway, a reporter at The Northern Miner, writes from Charters Towers.
Poll Bludger: double whammy for major parties in Qld
Under normal circumstances, the only point at issue in the upcoming Queensland election would be the precise scale of the impending conservative landslide.
Qld poll: Greens, Katter, indies the shape of things to come
Anna Bligh is expected to take Queensland back to the polls within weeks. In the third of a series of reports from Larvatus Prodeo, Mark Bahnisch looks at the impact of the independents and third parties.
Hanson hoaxer speaks out: and the trail leads to… Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse could hold the key to the motivation behind Pauline Hanson email forger Sean Castle.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Why was Rattner granted immunity from prosecution?
Crikey readers have their say.
Hanson hoax: how did the Rattner case ever get to court?
The “Rattner papers” — a 400-odd page file of affidavits, emails and court documents — suggest alarm bells over Pauline Hanson’s legal challenge should have been ringing months ago. Matthew Knott picks over the warning signs that went unheeded.
Rattnergate revelation: Hanson’s mole was a fraud
Michael Rattner — the man who leaked Pauline Hanson emails allegedly showing a vote-rigging cover-up at the NSW Electoral Commission — has been arrested in Sydney and exposed as a phoney.
The search for Hanson’s Rattner rolls on
Crikey’s conversation with Pauline Hanson’s lawyer Peter Lowe was cut prematurely short when he asked: “Who are you? You could be Michael Rattner. The question is: who are you?”
Crikey Says: The Hanson prank is funny to a point
The Pauline Hanson plot thickens.
Hey Pauline Hanson’s mole, if you’re reading this: please explain
Pauline Hanson stands to lose a fortune in legal fees after the man who leaked her emails purporting to show a vote-rigging cover-up failed to show up in court yesterday. It now appears the whistleblower may not exist at all.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Women on the front line
Crikey readers have their say.
Pauline Hanson just falls short in NSW
Former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, running as an independent, narrowly lost to the Greens for the last position in the NSW election.
John Pasquarelli leaps to the defence of Chris and Leigh
Former Pauline Hanson adviser John Pasquarelli has defended Chris Uhlmann and Leigh Sales, describing them as “obejctive.” Youch! A compliment from him doesn’t mean an awful lot, writes Jeremy Sear.
Gillard may deny it, but Greens and ALP overlap in minds of voters
Julia Gillard might want to distance Labor from those “extremist” Greens but a large proportion of Labor voters are not having a bar of it, writes Hall Greenland, editor-in-chief of The Week.
NSW election: good news and bad news for Greens
There are still a few doubtful seats in the lower house in NSW. But attention has turned to the Legislative Council — and Pauline Hanson is not done with yet.
Election #8 for Hanson, and she’s actually in with a shot
Whatever her reason, Pauline Hanson seems determined to try to win herself a seat — and this time she’s in with a serious chance.
Editors would know if journos were hacking phones: News Ltd editor
New allegations have emerged on just how insidious phone tapping was at the News of the World, as one of News Limited’s senior Australian lieutenants suggests editors should have known the practice was going on.
The Bible according to Penbo: Bob Brown is just like Pauline Hanson
David Penberthy, editor-in-chief of news.com.au, decided to take his website’s verballing of Bob Brown seriously and has now compared Brown with Pauline Hanson, writes Jeremy Sear.
Regional development: here we go again
Governments have to be forced by the electorate to take regional development issues seriously. So far we haven’t even mastered the basics.
Two redheads don’t make a right: is Gillard becoming the new Pauline Hanson?
Pauline Hanson famously tapped into notions of racism and community division and there are traces of her beliefs in Julia Gillard’s refugee policy speech earlier this week, says Larry Buttrose.
Marr to Oldfield: “you’re a disgusting human being…”
David Marr was clearly unimpressed with David Oldfield’s contribution to the asylum seeker discussion on Sky News’ The Nation, at one stage describing him as “a disgusting human being”, writes Anthony Stavrinos.
Northumberland: where the racism and kebabs fly
I got into a fistfight in a kebab shop in Northumberland, says Rafiq Copeland, as he explains the racism and racial violence he encounters in Britain after a night at the Hairy Lemon.
Atkins: Barnaby needs to listen to more Alanis Morissette
Coalition politicians are trying to brush off the latest embarrassing Barnaby Joyce “toilet paper” gaffe as Joyce being ironic. But it’s pretty ironic that the Queensland LNP are hiding behind irony, writes Dennis Atkins
