Federal Politics

Kate McClymont

Kate McClymont is a Senior Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Former ALP boss Jamie Clements is being prosecuted for allegedly leaking confidential enrolment details.

Labor Party head office embroiled in vote-rigging claims

The fallout from the charging of former ALP party boss Jamie Clements with misuse of the electoral roll is threatening to embroil the party in a deepening scandal with details emerging of widespread abuse of confidential electoral roll information by the party's head office.

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ICAC lifts suppression order on Peta Credlin and Paul Nicolaou emails

Previously suppressed emails at a corruption inquiry raise serious concerns about a major donor to the Liberal Party being rewarded with extraordinary access to senior party figures. The emails are from the chief fundraiser of the NSW Liberal Party Paul Nicolaou to Peta Credlin, one of the most powerful figures in the federal government.