CBD
The Tuck gives our senator in Canberra goosebumps
Senator Ralph Babet was thrilled to be centre stage in the presence of US pundit Tucker Carlson.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Scott Morrison denied membership of Sydney’s all-male Australian Club
Australia’s 30th prime minister was nominated for the ultra-exclusive club by Liberal luminaries John Howard and Bruce Baird in 2022. But so far, he has had no luck.
- by Michael Koziol
Meet the comedy team getting a green light to break road rules
The government has given special permission to a television comedy to break most of the road rules.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Low blow: Daily Telegraph goes too far with shocking Origin front page
We’re all for a bit of State of Origin biffo. But on Thursday, the News Corp tabloid appeared to take giddy pleasure in Queenslander Reece Walsh’s brutal concussion.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
Julia Gillard still hasn’t seen her own play. What sort of ex-PM is she?
The Melbourne premiere of “Julia” was a triumph. But yet again its subject stayed well away.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Picture that: Visitors flock to gallery after Rinehart portrait row
The punters are piling in the door of the National Gallery of Australia in the wake of the mining billionaire’s portrait-removal campaign.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Labor ministers shed staff, shuffle the deck chairs as election looms
With an election due in the next 12 months, CBD has a rundown on the latest comings and goings in the ministerial wing.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
X marks the spat: Xenophon’s legal battle to get his name back
The anti-pokies campaigner is taking on his former business partner over one letter in his former law firm’s new name.
- by Colin Kruger and Noel Towell
Multiple frock changes seal Julie Bishop’s role as style ambassador
While her former political colleagues were trudging into freezing Canberra for a gruelling Budget week, Julie Bishop was stepping out in style.
- by Colin Kruger and Noel Towell
How much money is enough? Elon Musk’s Aussie chair battles to secure billions for her boss
Tesla’s Australian chair is seeking to revive Elon Musk’s fortunes by getting investors to reinstate his $US56 billion bonus.
- by Colin Kruger