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Right-wing parties line up for make-or-break Victorian state election

Right wing parties are now preparing for a new showdown many in the movement think will be a bigger moment, and also a test.

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‘I want to normalise hijab wearing’: WA’s newest Labor senator on making history

Fatima Payman is unbothered by the focus on her headscarf covering, saying her identity is ‘Australian first’

The Guardian - AU

Labor steady, Coalition down, crossbench up: who’s who in the new Senate

The upper house results from the May federal election have been released, and Labor will need the support of 13 crossbenchers to pass legislation

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More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

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The Loop: Anthony Albanese extends COVID funding, praise for Mike Pence at Capitol riots hearing, and Beyonce teases new music

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One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins Queensland Senate seat, Amanda Stoker out

Pauline Hanson retains her Senate seat for another term, with the Australian Electoral Commission officially declaring she has finished fifth in Queensland's upper house race.

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Text message to wife shows Hanson meant to do Burston harm: court

Mr McClintock said the text message Senator Hanson sent to Mr Burston's wife on Valentine's Day showed she "detested my client and wanted to do him harm".

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Former Hunter senator 'serial text pest', One Nation staffer tells court

Mr Burston's barrister Bruce McClintock SC asked One Nation chief of staff James Ashby if it was appropriate to call his client a "traitorous c***" in a response.

Newcastle Herald

Judge rebukes Pauline Hanson staffer James Ashby for being ‘evasive’ during defamation trial

One Nation senator’s chief of staff told court he didn’t ‘want to appear evasive’ and eventually said Senate speech was a warning to Brian Burston after presiding justice accused him of avoiding the question

The Guardian - AU

Ashby says Brian Burston was a 'text pest'

One Nation chief of staff James Ashby testified that Brian Burston had a revolving door of staff who he allegedly sexually harassed and then unfairly dismissed.

AAP

Senator offered staffer sex, trial told

Brian Burston sacked a staffer after she told him to stop his infatuation with a colleague he had described as "hot", a defamation trial has been told.

AAP

Burston 'sexualised, humiliated' worker

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston's staffer has testified at the defamation trial he launched that he regularly sexually harassed her.

AAP

Defamation trial hears ‘malicious’ text message Pauline Hanson sent former senator’s wife

Brian Burston, who represented One Nation from 2016 to 2018, is suing his former leader for what he says were accusations of sexual harassment against him

The Guardian - AU

Ex-senator felt portrayed as a 'pervert'

Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has taken the stand at a defamation trial against Pauline Hanson over claims of sexual harassment of staffers.

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From a turkey slap to a chocolate bath: the 10 most memorable Australian reality TV moments

You either love reality television, or you secretly love it. Here are the most shocking, ridiculous and weird moments from Australian TV. Game on molls!

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Coalition set to be biggest Senate party

Counting is continuing for the final seats for the Senate, where the coalition is on track to have the most seats in the upper house.

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When will we know who wins the seat of Brisbane in the federal election? Will Pauline Hanson win a Queensland Senate seat?

It's one of only four seats in Australia still in doubt and Queensland's last seat to be called — so who will win the electoral race for the federal seat of Brisbane?

The Conversation

Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened?

Many commentators tipped Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to perform well this election by scooping up the “freedom” and anti-vax vote from voters angry about how the pandemic was handled.

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The Noosa yacht club member who led the hemp party to its best result yet in Queensland

Legalise Cannabis Australia’s Bernie Bradley is competing against Pauline Hanson for the final Senate spot

ABC News

Legalise Cannabis Australia party sees record Queensland Senate votes in federal election

Formally the HEMP Party, Legalise Cannabis Australia is currently running a close seventh in the six-seat Queensland Senate race.

The Conversation

Queensland bucks the national trend (again) and this spells trouble for both the Liberals and ALP

There’s an ancient observance in Chinese history that an earthquake is an ominous omen of coming political change. When the ground shakes it’s said the heavens are withdrawing an emperor’s mandate and encouraging people to rise up against a dying dynasty.

The Guardian - AU

From Jenny Morrison’s intriguing fashion choice to Toto the first dog: 10 lighter election moments

The outgoing PM’s wife chose a surprising designer, the French got sassy and Sky News struggled through election night

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The Pauline Pandemic Could Be Almost Over Because She’s At Risk Of Losing Her Senate Spot

Pauline Hanson, founder of One Nation, could lose her spot in the senate after a terrible election result al 'round for the minor party

ABC News

Greens and Lambie set to determine Labor agenda with Senate balance of power

The future of Labor's parliamentary agenda may rest in the hands of the Greens and independent Jacqui Lambie, who look set to hold the balance of power in the Senate.

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Is this the end of Australia's two-party system?

As Scott Morrison loses power, it is the Greens, Teals and others that cause Australia's big election shock, writes Professor Susan Harris Rimmer of Griffith University

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