The Latest Breaking News from Amanda Stoker

Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp.

Senator Van denied the allegation, but said he had moved his parliamentary office away from Senator Thorpe’s in 2021.

Mail accuses Nine and ABC of ‘radio silence’ over fracas. Plus: conservative media attacks Jacinda Ardern

Spike in adjudications about trans issues at various Australian publications. Plus: the political journos jumping on the Labor bandwagon

NSW Police is cracking down on drill rappers for supposedly inciting violence — are John Lennon and Johnny Cash next? Also, Stoker goes op-ed and China can indeed access Australian TikTok data but probably won’t. Plus more tips from the bunker.

In the landmark 1973 decision of Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court held that the right to privacy provided by the 14th amendment to the US Constitution protects a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. Last month, a leaked draft of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization…

The upper house results from the May federal election have been released, and Labor will need the support of 13 crossbenchers to pass legislation

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

Queensland has re-elected two LNP and two Labor senators, as well as Pauline Hanson, while the Greens have picked up a seat from the coalition.