Noel Towell
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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What Gina Rinehart and Narendra Modi got up to behind closed doors
The billionaire mining magnate was thrilled to flex her friendship with India’s Prime Minister. If only she had a bigger private jet. → Read More
Hackers hit cybersecurity conference
The Australian Institute of Company Directors launch of its new set of “cybersecurity governance principles” was left with a bit of a PR problem. → Read More
Frydenberg settles bankruptcy claim after activist pays up
The former treasurer has been awarded a $350,000 payout after settling a bankruptcy case against a former constituent. → Read More
Julie Bishop’s beau calls time on foreign affair
The former foreign minister and her property developer partner have gone their separate ways. → Read More
After Australia’s ‘first cancel culture example’, disgraced former CPA boss Alex Malley is back
Five years after walking away with a handsome $4.9 million payout, he has returned to head the Australian Chiropractors Association. → Read More
Life is fines for ‘Australia’s next prime minister’ Craig Kelly
The United Australia Leader – who is now unemployed – has been hit with $14,250 worth of fines over election posters by Parramatta Council, and he’s not happy. → Read More
That long-awaited pay rise could be coming any day now, economists say
ANZ bank says 2022 might be the year to get that elusive pay rise, but not everyone is convinced. → Read More
Alert issued as 20 ‘high-risk’ sites added to exposure list
Health authorities are urgently flagging 20 sites of concern tied to a COVID-positive worker from a large food distribution centre who visited sites across Melbourne over a 10-day period. → Read More
More border confusion as Victorians arrive from locked-down Brisbane to ... nothing
Passengers from Brisbane arriving after Friday will be forced into hotel quarantine, but travellers arriving at Tullamarine from Brisbane on Friday were still in the dark. → Read More
Inquiry finds bungled hotel quarantine scheme has cost taxpayers $195m
Hotel quarantine inquiry’s interim report recommends some international arrivals be quarantined at home and contains a breakdown of the program's direct cost so far. → Read More
It's over! Melbourne's long lockdown to end on Tuesday night
City rejoices after months of lockdown ends, but Premier warns there can be no full return to normal without a vaccine. → Read More
Melbourne's COVID-19 curfew an enforcement aid, Andrews confirms
Criticism mounts after Chief Health Officer says overnight stay-at-home rule was not his idea. → Read More
Security guards hired for hotel quarantine in an attempt at social inclusion
A senior Department of Jobs official has been quietly shifted from their role as another describes the "crazy weekend" involved in setting up hotel quarantine. → Read More
John Setka refuses to resign from CFMMEU despite pressure from Labor, unions
CFMMEU secretary John Setka has refused to resign for comments made about domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty. → Read More
The left-right identity fault line cracks through the quinoa curtain
Inner-city Australia marches to its own beat, causing troubles for both major parties → Read More
Six ways Bob Hawke changed your life (that you might not know about)
Bob Hawke's leadership changes Australia in many ways that we take for granted. Here are just a few of the great man's greatest hits. → Read More
'That notorious homosexual': Liberal candidate resigns after attack on Tim Wilson
Liberal hopeful wants Christian activists to work against selecting 'homosexual' MPs. → Read More
'Completely abhorrent': Julia Banks slams former Liberal colleague Gladys Liu
Julia Banks has distanced herself from Liberal candidate Gladys Liu and her former colleague's remarks about LGBTI people. → Read More
Wipeout for the Liberals as Andrews surges to victory on huge red wave
Daniel Andrews and Labor looked poised to return to government as counting got underway on Saturday night in Victoria’s state election. → Read More
Labor heading for huge win after voters back Andrews' spending plans
Daniel Andrews and Labor looked poised to return to government as counting got underway on Saturday night in Victoria’s state election. → Read More