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Voters turn out in droves as pre-polling proves popular

Pre-polling has proven increasingly popular with more than half a million voters casting ballots on the first day as parties scramble for preference deals.

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‘Doomed to fail’: is this the end (again) for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation?

Former insiders and political observers alike think the Queensland election result signals the bell is tolling for a volatile but doggedly resilient movement

The Guardian - AU

One Nation silent on future of Queensland election candidate who likened Covid vaccine to Holocaust

Deputy premier says Gary Williamson, who is running in the seat of Redlands, should be ‘disendorsed immediately’

The Guardian - AU

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The week in parliament: conference chatter over Dutton’s successor and whispers of a December election

Angus Taylor is shaping up the most likely successor to Dutton. Plus: success of UK pro-Palestine candidates ‘something to reflect on’ for Labor

The Guardian - AU

One Nation’s future after Pauline Hanson appears grim, but the Queensland election won’t be its final test

Today’s party struggles to present any concrete identity – though heir apparent James Ashby may put his own modernist populist stamp on its tired and faded image

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Israel warns Gaza fighting could ‘last a year’; Nadal to miss Australian Open; injury blow for Sam Kerr

Officials say conflict will have lengthy timeline; Spaniard withdraws from Melbourne tournament after injury; Matildas captain ruptures ACL

The Guardian - AU

Meat and greet: Gina Rinehart supplies the wagyu as James Ashby beefs up One Nation’s fundraising efforts

Pauline Hanson’s controversial chief of staff attracts cash and clout to Queensland state campaign – with speculation he is positioning himself as party’s heir apparent

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Hanson COS Ashby to stand for One Nation at election

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby will stand for the party in the state seat of Keppel at next year's Queensland election.

AAP

Ex-Swanson staffer hires top workplace lawyer to fight unfair dismissal case

Workplace lawyer Michael Harmer previously represented James Ashby.

Newcastle Herald

Pauline Hanson ordered to pay former colleague Brian Burston $250,000 over sex abuse allegation

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is ordered to pay former senator Brian Burston $250,000 over a defamatory television interview in which she falsely alleged he sexually abused a female staffer in his office.

ABC News

'Not now, not ever': 10 years on from the misogyny speech

Much has been said about the speech in the decade since Julia Gillard rose to her feet to deliver it, but what does it mean to those now inside the building? To those who've watched the political world change around them, and those just entering it for the first time?

ABC News

‘I will not’: how Julia Gillard’s words of white-hot anger reverberated around the world

Ten years on from the misogyny speech, Katharine Murphy reflects on how it was framed at the time – and what has been gained since

The Guardian - AU

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".

Newcastle Herald

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

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The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

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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James Ashby's $4.5m legal bill blows out

The Full Court of the Federal Court has dismissed James Ashby's appeal to recover more than $4 million in legal costs from the Commonwealth.

Newcastle Herald

Election Diary: Moon boots, poster wars and bookies' favourites

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

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