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Consultancy firm boasted ‘unfettered access’ to Defence, national security agencies
Having won tens of millions of dollars worth of consulting work, this Canberra consultancy felt it was in the box seat for plenty more.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Crowe
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Ex-Deloitte partner used confidential Defence documents to win work for his new business
Controversial consultant David Milo used material he obtained as a partner at Deloitte to further his private interests after he left the firm.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Crowe
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Robo-debt royal commission
‘Rotten from the start’: Morrison, Tudge and Porter are forever shamed by robo-debt
This is a thorough condemnation of former prime minister Scott Morrison and former federal ministers who championed a scheme that broke the law.
- by David Crowe
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Resolve Political Monitor
Labor loses ground in Queensland, holds winning lead nationwide
The next test is the July 15 byelection in the safe Liberal seat of Fadden, where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking a swing to Labor.
- by David Crowe
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Why Stuart Robert should face the new corruption watchdog
The claims against the former federal minister are too explosive to ignore. Only the National Anti-Corruption Commission has the power to dig where others cannot.
- by David Crowe
Anthony Albanese in his own words
The prime minister reflects on the purpose of power and some of the challenges ahead.
- by David Crowe and Jacqueline Maley
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Indigenous Voice
Voice will make Australia ‘a little bit greater’: Albanese
In an exclusive interview, the prime minister said the Voice could be a unifying change as he hinted at the potential for future tax reform and named education as a key policy for a second-term agenda.
- by David Crowe and Jacqueline Maley
Consulting firm accused of plan to secretly funnel funds to Stuart Robert
Former federal MP Stuart Robert was allegedly the target of a plan to funnel funds to him in return for his help in winning government contracts, according to explosive claims by a former insider.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Crowe
Dutton sets up Voice fight in Fadden byelection
The looming byelection in the Gold Coast seat vacated by Stuart Robert will set up the first test of popular support for the referendum among Queensland voters.
- by David Crowe
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Former federal Labor leader Simon Crean dies, aged 74
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Crean will be given a state funeral, saying his passing was a “great loss for the labour movement, but a great loss for our nation as well”.
- by David Crowe
Parliament told of $16m in fees to consulting firm that gained meetings with Stuart Robert
The funding offers the first public evidence about the scale of the payments to Synergy 360 by one of its clients.
- by David Crowe