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Tips and rumours

From the Crikey grapevine, whispers from behind closed doors.


Abetz also complained that Finance was pressuring people into participating in Wear It Purple Day.

Devine joins Abetz in his war on the rainbow flag

Abetz also complained that Finance was pressuring people into participating in Wear It Purple Day.

Decentralisation has a rich history of failure in Australia.

Barnaby's quest for decentralisation continues

Decentralisation has a rich history of failure in Australia.

A curious tipster decided to google a few WA candidates and found independent candidate Julie Matheson's website left a lot to the imagination.

Independent WA candidate believes firmly in {Conversational Version Of Your Catch Cry Or USP}

A curious tipster decided to google a few WA candidates and found independent candidate Julie Matheson's website left a lot to the imagination.

Senator James Paterson acknowledged that the video wasn't the most substantial of issues facing the department, but he asked about it anyway.

Finance Department releases a promotional video that is basically Utopia

Senator James Paterson acknowledged that the video wasn't the most substantial of issues facing the department, but he asked about it anyway.

Yesterday, instead of being in Canberra to attend estimates, Hanson was engaged in a stunt in Brisbane to draw attention to the "plight" of a pair of English migrants.

Pauline Hanson slammed in absentia at estimates

Yesterday, instead of being in Canberra to attend estimates, Hanson was engaged in a stunt in Brisbane to draw attention to the "plight" of a pair of English migrants.

A tipster has alerted us to some articles found in a free newspaper.

Q Society up to their old tricks again despite defamation case

A tipster has alerted us to some articles found in a free newspaper.

Fifield appoints Minerals Council chair to ABC board

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield finally announced two new appointments to the ABC board yesterday, as there had been two empty chairs since June last year. In a nod to “gender and geographic diversity” both the directors appointed were women, one from Western Australia and the other from Queensland. Eyebrows were raised at the appointment of […]

The official word is that the event was a welcome event for all Coalition MPs and senators after the election.

When is a birthday party not a birthday party? When the Coalition says so.

The official word is that the event was a welcome event for all Coalition MPs and senators after the election.

Blogger Andie Fox wrote a comment piece for the Fairfax papers on February 6, outlining her experience with Centrelink. Then things got nasty.

Centrelink reveals private info about client that bad-mouthed the debt-recovery shemozzle

Blogger Andie Fox wrote a comment piece for the Fairfax papers on February 6, outlining her experience with Centrelink. Then things got nasty.

Figures complied by Labor Senator Penny Wong's office show which department has the most outstanding questions left unanswered ...

In shock twist, George Brandis' dept the laziest

Figures complied by Labor Senator Penny Wong's office show which department has the most outstanding questions left unanswered ...