One Nation’s NDA for donors; Russell Brand found guilty; and how it all went wrong for David Jones
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Good morning. It’s been revealed that One Nation is asking donors attending a $3,000-a-ticket Sydney fundraiser to agree to “non-disclosure agreements” in order to keep what is being discussed under wraps. We hit the streets in Melbourne’s working-class western suburbs, where One Nation has been turning heads before Victoria’s election. And we look at what went wrong for David Jones as it enters administration.
Victorian election | High costs and unkept promises could flip Melbourne’s Labor heartland to One Nation. Some Labor voters are feeling abandoned – and wooed by Pauline Hanson’s party. ‘Worrying precedent’ | One Nation is attempting to gag donors from ever revealing details of discussions at an invite-only $3,000-a-ticket fundraiser with the party’s senior leaders in Sydney.
Analysis | Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – but the US midterms show how they could be political kryptonite. Anthony Albanese should tread carefully, Josh Butler writes. Stalking case | A 40-year-old woman accused of stalking and attempting to extort Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has been ordered to stay away from him after being granted bail by a Western Australian court.
Beau Lamarre-Condon | The former police officer admitted to going through Jesse Baird’s phone and pouring water into his fuel tank, as he gave evidence...
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