George Lekakis
Russian scandal highlights major conflicts of interest in Trump appointments
The furore over whether Vladimir Putin’s government conspired against Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has taken yet another twist after 10 electoral college members...
Republican senators set to probe Russian election rigging claims
President-elect Donald Trump is facing a major showdown with the US Senate after senior Republican senators said they would support moves by...
Obama under pressure to declassify intelligence reports on Russian vote-rigging claims
A Watergate-style scandal may be brewing in Washington as US politicians intensify calls for President Barack Obama to release classified documents that could...
First home buyers face market ‘extinction’
A senior banker has likened first home buyers to an endangered species amid deepening concern over the exodus of young adults from the...
George Christensen helps govt block debate on banking royal commission
Maverick Queensland MP George Christensen has taken umbrage to Labor’s suggestion he has backed away from his support of a royal commission...
Stay away from Fairfax Media, investors warned
Investors should dump shares in Fairfax Media amid concern that the digital arms of the company’s top news mastheads are faltering, says one...
George Christensen ready to cross the floor over banks’ commission of inquiry
Outspoken Queensland backbencher George Christensen says he will defy Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and support a commission of inquiry into the Australian...
Financial planners given seven years to clean up advice industry
Consumers will have to wait up to seven years before the nation’s 24,900 financial advisers will be fully compliant with new mandatory...
Wild police chase: four arrested, one still on the run
Four teenagers have been arrested following a high-speed car chase in country Victoria but police say they’re still looking for another. Officers...
Will Donald Trump pardon Julian Assange?
One of the intriguing sub-plots set to unfold following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election is the fate of Wikileaks...