Chris Hammer
Chris Hammer is an online political reporter for Fairfax Media.
Books That Changed Me: Chris Hammer
Chris Hammer decided to write crime fiction after reading Truth by Peter Temple.
- by Chris Hammer
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After the flashy announcement, here's what's next for the Snowy Hydro expansion
Snowy 2.0 is the first step. But behind closed doors there's talk of Snowy 3.0, Snowy 4.0 and even Snowy 5.0.
- by Chris Hammer
Kris Lees has Sense Of Occasion ready for Gosford Cup
Kris Lees has learnt to stick with his plans and even winning the Villiers Stakes didn't change the goal for Sense Of Occasion, which has always been Friday's Gosford Cup.
- by Chris Roots
Boris Nemtsov: an old bull who never lacked courage
Boris Nemtsov always knew he was pushing the boundaries of Russian politics.
- by Chris Hammer
Live exports debate reignited
Animals Australia has released video it alleges shows Australian livestock being mistreated in the Middle East, chief investigator Lyn White explains the situation.
National security, RET and Ebola
Greens Senator Larissa Waters and National Party MP Andrew Broad join Breaking Politics to discuss the international and political news of the day.
Whitlam's reforms, asylum seekers and ISIL
Liberal Senator Scott Ryan and Labor MP Ed Husic join Chris Hammer in the Breaking Politics studio to discuss the political news of the day
Girlie man sledge 'insulting to women'
Should the Finance Minister Mathias Cormann have called Bill Shorten an 'economic girlie man?' Labor MP Terri Butler and National Party Senator John 'Wacka' Williams debate it out.
Whitlam, 457s and 'girlie men'
Labor Terri Butler and National Party Senator John 'Wacka' Williams joins Breaking Polics to discuss the news of Gough Whitlam's death and the political issues of the day.
Saving the family farm
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce wants more dams and stronger protections for family farms- but faces a tough time winning support.
Agriculture Green Paper, Mathias Cormann and Ebola.
Labor's Andrew Leigh and Liberal MP Andrew Laming join Chris Hammer in the Breaking Politics studio to discuss the political news of the day.