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The future of Woodside Energy’s operations in Karratha has been assured.

‘We got there!’: Text messages reveal Woodside’s negotiating tactics

Private text messages between Woodside officials and senior Australian decision-makers lift the lid on how the industry engages with government to get results.

  • Bianca Hall

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Time to end the lobbying protection racket

The number of lobbyists seeking to influence the federal government has soared, yet they’re bound by secrecy that stifles honest business.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Joel Gilbert, a US filmmaker, conservative activist and conspiracy theorist.

Obama conspiracy theorist to address Australian conservative summit

American filmmaker and Infowars regular Joel Gilbert is speaking this week at Advance’s new conference in Sydney along with former prime minister Tony Abbott and Victorian MP Moira Deeming.

  • Michael Koziol
Graphics showing the extent of small floods (1 in 5 chance of happening every year) to the biggest flood possible (less than 0.1% chance of happening in an 80-year lifetime).

The government warned homes on this floodplain would ‘put lives at risk’. Then, it approved 960 of them

A scaled-back version of a proposal previously rejected by the state government has been placed on public exhibition after lobbying by a former premier’s firm.

  • Max Maddison
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young became embroiled in the expenses saga in late 2025.

Greens senator’s lobbyist husband gets free pass on $50k of taxpayer-funded flights

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s husband Ben Oquist works for a high-powered lobbying firm but taxpayers paid for his flights to work in Canberra.

  • Brittany Busch
Jim Minns and Chris Minns.

We asked Chris Minns about a potential family conflict of interest. He refused to answer

Premier Chris Minns’ brother works for the powerful Public Sector Union, which the opposition and ethics experts say he should disclose.

  • Jordan Baker
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Former NSW premier Morris Iemma (centre), Planning Minister Paul Scully (left) and Premier Chris Minns.

‘Not necessarily particularly strange’: What the premier has to say about undisclosed meeting with lobbyist

Chris Minns defends an undisclosed meeting with Morris Iemma, saying “we are all well aware that he works as a lobbyist”.

  • Max Maddison
A James Packer-backed developer wants to knock down The Chimes in Potts Point and replace it with upmarket apartments.

How Morris Iemma helped James Packer get his way on a $100m Potts Point development

The controversial development, backed by the billionaire, was facing stiff opposition from the City of Sydney. So the developer called on the former premier for help.

  • Michael McGowan
Former NSW Premier Morris Iemma is an influential Labor Party figure. He also regularly lobbies senior figures in the Minns government on behalf of his property developer clients.

From leader to lobbyist: How Morris Iemma opens doors for Sydney property developers

Hundreds of pages of documents obtained by the Herald reveal the frequent access the former premier has enjoyed to senior figures in the Minns government.

  • Michael McGowan
Senator David Pocock.

How a senator, a sports club, and the man who runs it became the talk of parliament

How controversial can social sport be? When the games happen on the fields surrounding Parliament House and a rugby-superstar-turned-MP is expelled, it can make quite a stir.

  • Nick Newling