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Victoria election policy briefing hears gas realities might force the state Coalition to continue the state’s renewables-first trajectory if it wins the November 28 poll ow.ly/Xziz5104SEc

Victoria election policy briefing hears gas realities might force the state Coalition to continue the state’s renewables-first trajectory if it wins the November 28 poll ow.ly/Xziz5104SEc

Veteran Affairs Minister Matt Keogh will recommend Peter Dutton for a seat on the Australian War Memorial Council for a three-year period beginning November 14 to replace Glenn Keys. #auspol au.news.yahoo.com/labor-appo…

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2026 Jess Wilson wants to "throw open the door to gas". The next tweet shows 2022 Jess Wilson's view of gas. 1/3

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1. I've had a gut full of ignorant buffoons like Babet attacking rape survivors, suggesting delays in reporting undermines the validity of any complaint. I spent decades as a detective investigating hundreds of sex crimes. I learned firsthand why survivors delay reporting. /2

The Nightly has been told Defence has, for over a decade, recommended that sites such as Victoria barracks and Fort Queenscliff should be sold off, but previous governments have resisted the idea in anticipation of strong community resistance thenightly.com.au/politics/a…

Calvary Health Care has confirmed that it will stop providing IVF, elective abortions, and other services at two hospitals it's purchasing. We look at how private hospitals can remove lawful services and why the usual oversight mechanisms don’t catch it. nsl.org.au/briefings/explain…

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? WHERE ARE THE OTHER MAIN NEWS OUTLETS🗯️* ON THIS HUGE STORY? ONE NATION, WHAT WE ALL SUSPECTED. NOW LISTEN TO WHAT ONE OF THEIR OWN SAYS. THE AGE EXPOSES THE MONEY, THE POWER, THE NEPOTISM AND THE PEOPLE PULLING THE STRINGS. 'They don't have a clue': Covert tapes expose One Nation turmoil, Gina Rinehart influence claims. An extraordinary investigation published today, 7 November 2026, by The Age, reveals secret recordings of SEAN BLACK, Pauline Hanson's former national campaign director, convicted rapist and eight-year One Nation insider. And what he says about Pauline Hanson, James Ashby and Gina Rinehart is absolutely DAMNING. These aren't allegations invented by Labor, the Greens or some disgruntled bloke commenting on Facebook. They are the recorded words of a man who spent EIGHT YEARS inside One Nation's political machinery. AND HERE IS WHAT THE INVESTIGATION REVEALS. 1. JAMES ASHBY FOLLOW THE MONEY 💵 🕺. Black's assessment of the man operating at the heart of One Nation? "James Ashby understands his bank account and James Ashby." Black alleges Ashby is primarily interested in enriching himself. And there are some rather inconvenient FACTS. • A $56,000 shed was financed through a One Nation-approved arrangement on Ashby's privately owned property. • A $100,000 aircraft donated to One Nation in 2015 was registered in Ashby's name. • Black alleges that if One Nation gained sufficient political power, it could seek a $2 MILLION taxpayer-funded ex-gratia payment for Ashby over his historical legal dispute. That last allegation is a prediction, not an established plan. And while there is no finding that Ashby has acted corruptly, the documented financial arrangements deserve considerable scrutiny. 2. GINA RINEHART — WHO IS ACTUALLY RUNNING ONE NATION? Black alleges One Nation policy is effectively being directed by Gina Rinehart and people connected to her. His recorded assessment: "James's view on policy is that the policy comes from Gina or Gina's acolytes." Now consider what is DOCUMENTED. • A $500,000 donation from Hancock executive and former NT chief minister Adam Giles. • A $1.3 MILLION aircraft donated by Rinehart to Hanson. • One Nation's planned headquarters in a building purchased by Rinehart. • →→→→A reversal of One Nation's gas reservation policy in favour of an approach that could benefit Rinehart's businesses. And Black alleges people connected to Rinehart are being positioned to influence One Nation's policies and personnel. Rinehart's representatives deny that she is seeking any benefit. But the question remains: IS ONE NATION REPRESENTING ORDINARY AUSTRALIANS — OR THE INTERESTS OF AUSTRALIA'S RICHEST BILLIONAIRE? 3. PAULINE HANSON — THE CONVICTED RAPIST AND THE MONEY. Remember Sean Black? The convicted rapist Hanson publicly announced she had sacked in April 2026? Well, according to Black's recorded account, Hanson privately resisted his departure. He claims she offered him money, then TRIPLED THE OFFER. And it gets WORSE. Black claims his family's business continued working under a fundraising arrangement with One Nation's Victorian branch, receiving a cut of donations raised. That's right. A man publicly removed amid outrage over his rape conviction claims he continued making money from One Nation fundraising. Black subsequently denied that continuing involvement when questioned by journalists. SO WHICH VERSION IS TRUE, PAULINE? And did Victorian One Nation donors know about the alleged arrangement? 4. HANSON FAMILY DYNASTY — IS ONE NATION A POLITICAL PARTY OR A FAMILY BUSINESS? Black alleges Hanson wants to position her daughter Lee for parliamentary or senior government roles. He even raises the prospect of her being placed in positions involving national security or, ultimately, the governor-generalship. These are Black's fears and predictions, NOT appointments that have occurred. But here is a particularly interesting detail. Under One Nation's constitution, Hanson's presidency has no fixed term limit. So much for the party lecturing everybody else about democracy. 5. THE PARTY THAT WANTS POWER — BUT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND DEMOCRACY. Black's assessment of the organisation he helped run for eight years? "They don't have a clue what democracy is." He also alleges serious internal dysfunction, including improper access to NSW party information. These allegations warrant investigation, not automatic acceptance. But this is precisely why these recordings matter. One Nation wants Australians to entrust it with political power. Yet one of its longest-serving insiders is privately questioning its competence, its internal governance, its financial arrangements and the influence of wealthy outsiders. LET THAT SINK IN. This is the political organisation presenting itself as the defender of ordinary working Australians. An organisation whose former campaign director alleges that a billionaire influences policy, whose senior strategist faces questions about financial benefits, whose leader allegedly resisted removing a convicted rapist, and whose internal succession plans may involve the leader's own daughter. The allegations are serious. Not all are independently established. But the financial transactions and the recordings are real, and the questions they raise demand answers. THIS IS NOT A LABOR ATTACK ON ONE NATION. THIS IS ONE NATION'S OWN FORMER CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR DESCRIBING WHAT HE BELIEVES IS HAPPENING BEHIND THE CURTAIN. And frankly, the curtain is looking rather threadbare. We have included four audio clips from The Age's investigation below. Listen for yourselves. ONE NATION. WHOSE NATION? FOLLOW. THE. MONEY. Source: The Age, 7 November 2026. Investigation by Nick McKenzie, Toni Ambrogetti and Paul Sakkal. 🗯️ WHAT ABOUT THE ABC, THE GUARDIAN, SKY NEWS AND NEWS CORP? We searched for coverage of the specific new recordings published by The Age on 7 November 2026, rather than earlier stories about Sean Black or One Nation. • ABC News: No matching report verified. • The Guardian Australia: No matching report verified. • Sky News Australia: No matching report verified. • news com au: No matching report verified. • The Australian: No matching report verified. IMPORTANT: This does not establish that these outlets have not reported the story. It means we could not locate matching coverage at the time of our search. FOR FUCKS SAKE - TALK ABOUT THIS - SPREAD IT - SHARE IT - COMMENT ON IT. GET IT OUT THERE.

A Total Fire Ban will be in place today, Saturday, 7 November 2026 for the Greater Hunter and Upper Central Western Plains areas. Hot, dry and windy conditions are forecast across parts of the state, increasing the fire danger. For more info:rfs.nsw.gov.au/fdr