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Is this the end of the Jacqui Lambie Network?
It’s been almost a decade since Jacqui Lambie dramatically quit the Palmer United Party. Since then, she’s become a political force in Canberra and in her home state of Tasmania as the leader of the Jacqui Lambie Network.
But now, the JLN is imploding, after Tammy Tyrrell resigned and two of the three Tasmanian MPs were sacked.
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Inside the ‘white hands on black art’ saga
The most damaging controversy the Indigenous art sector has experienced in years started with a video. The footage shows white studio assistants at the APY Art Centre Collective in South Australia working on canvases from an Indigenous artist, and became the linchpin for a vicious media campaign and provoked a series of investigations.
Today, the APY art scandal and the complicated question of authenticity in the Aboriginal art world.
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Tanya Plibersek and the billion-dollar gold mine
A multi-billion dollar goldmine in NSW had been through all the necessary approvals, but a last-minute decision from the Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, could leave the project dead. Tanya Plibersek has defended the decision, made on cultural heritage grounds on behalf of a group of traditional owners.
The resources industry and the Coalition are furious, with some now claiming cultural heritage laws are being “hijacked” by green groups.
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Jess Hill on how to stop domestic violence
Jess Hill hasn’t been sleeping much lately. For the past three months, she’s been working on a plan to try to end violence against women and children. Now, that plan is out.
The rapid review looks beyond the education campaigns that we have come to understand as domestic violence prevention and calls for a complete overhaul to the way the government responds to men killing women.
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Are Hezbollah and Israel gearing up for all out war?
It was the biggest escalation between Hezbollah and Israel since October 7. On Sunday, Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel. Israel said it hit more than 40 targets in Lebanon and isn’t done yet. The attacks come as talks of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel continue with no sign of an outcome.
Today, world editor of The Saturday Paper and editor of Australian Foreign Affairs Jonathan Pearlman on whether the Middle East is headed for all-out war.
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‘We’re always going to fight’: Victoria’s groundbreaking path to Treaty
History has been made in Victoria, with the state’s Indigenous representative body formally confirming it is ready to negotiate with the government on a state-wide treaty. The process is being led by the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, an elected body representing Victoria’s traditional owners and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the state.
Today, co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, Ngarra Murray, on how this critical moment was reached.
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Jon Faine on why the ABC's boss just quit
The ABC’s Managing Director David Anderson announced his shock resignation yesterday afternoon - after being reappointed for his second term in the role late last year.
The decision comes just months after Kim Williams took up his new role as chair with big plans for renewal inside the ABC.
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Elon Musk’s secret plan to buy Trump the presidency
In 2022, Elon Musk and Donald Trump were publicly feuding. In the relatively short time since, Musk has not only endorsed the former president, but has also been working behind the scenes to fundraise for Trump’s presidential campaign for months.
Today, Dana Mattioli on the political transformation of Elon Musk and what she uncovered about his secret plans to return Trump to the White House.
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