Anthony Galloway

China's decision to impose a suspended death sentence on an Australian writer underscores the uneasy truce between Canberra and Beijing as both governments try to stabilise.

The growing momentum of the former president's campaign is prompting senior figures in the Albanese government to ponder the ramifications of a second Donald Trump presidency.

The federal Coalition will not stand in the way of Labor passing its stage 3 overhaul to avoid being wedged by the government.

Will the government's stage 3 shift open the door to broader changes to the tax system, or slam it shut completely?

The former prime minister, who introduced the stage 3 tax cuts, says the Albanese government has removed the 'big reform' of the package.

The Prime Minister had plenty to share about the government's hopes for "middle Australia". It's what he didn't say that was most revealing.

Now that the government's plans for changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts are clear, the Prime Minister faces the task of convincing voters that breaking his promise to leave them unchanged is justified.

The Prime Minister will seek to rely on the changed economic circumstances to argue why he needed to change the stage 3 tax cuts.

At the start of this month, Capital Brief stumbled on the massive story that the Albanese government was planning to overhaul the stage 3 tax cuts. Here’s how it played out.

The government is overhauling the tax cuts by keeping the 37% marginal rate.

While Albanese’s media team spent much of Monday afternoon hosing down reports they were about to overhaul the stage three tax cuts, Capital Brief has been told that a change will be put to cabinet this morning.

Speculation is mounting that the government is gearing up to amend the upcoming tax cuts amid a growing focus on providing cost-of-living relief.

Internal emails show Industry department officials gave their counterparts at Finance less than a week to consider a union appointment to the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund.

The Prime Minister's decision on when to call the election will speak volumes about his confidence and the economy.

The minister in charge of regulating AI, Ed Husic, has laid out the government's approach to policing the technology, which involves safeguards for using it in high-risk industries like health and law enforcement, and establishing an expert advisory group.

After Donald Trump's decisive victory in the Iowa Republican caucuses, the Australian government must start preparing for a possible return to the White House.

The furore over Woolworths' sales of Australia Day merchandise may feel contrived, but it also underscores a much larger story about the reshaping of politics.

The Prime Minister has been forced to reiterate his commitment to planned tax cuts after revelations his government sought advice on the impact of changing them.

Two internal documents reveal the government contemplated changes to the tax cuts that begin in July.

In his first press conference of the new year, the treasurer highlighted Australia’s wage growth as he cautioned that progress in the fight against inflation isn't a 'straight line'.

The Albanese government this year established the Coordinator for Cybersecurity, but a report outlining why the position was needed remains secret.

The prime minister all but conceded this week that he needs to turn things around next year. The question is, how?

Anthony Albanese's headland foreign policy speech on Tuesday night underlines the stark contrast in approach to predecessor Scott Morrison.

New documents reveal Defence Minister Richard Marles requested 155 VIP flights in just over a year - a level only eclipsed by the PM.

Jim Chalmers is holding off on cost-of-living relief now in the hope that he can be kind next year.

Australia has split with the US over a Gaza ceasefire, but the issue is also causing division within Labor caucus.

The government will bank nearly $10 billion in budget savings to avoid stoking further inflation.

The Albanese government's new migration strategy promises to reduce the number of arrivals in Australia. Now comes the hard part: making it work.

Internal government emails show Treasury officials wanted greater investment experience on the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund board, but were ultimately reluctant to weigh in.

Australian VCs have welcomed the Albanese government’s new migration strategy but say that it needs to be promoted amid a fierce global war for talent.

It's too hard to get a skilled visa in Australia but too easy to come through the back door. A new migration strategy to be released on Monday aims to flip this on its head.

Actions speak louder than words, even in politics. But with cost-of-living relief all but ruled out ahead of next week’s MYEFO, Treasurer Jim Chalmers may have to do the heavy lifting with his language alone.

A long-running review into the NDIS released today recommends drastic action to get the spiralling costs of the scheme under control.

There’s a lot riding on the success of the National Reconstruction Fund, including playing catch up to other countries that have nurtured sectors with committed government support.

The launch of the National Reconstruction Fund is being closely watched by the VC and startup industries, which have seen similar promises made before.

A parliamentary inquiry Bragg secured this week will look at a number of proposals to free up people's retirement savings, such as using them as collateral for home loans.

Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers are damned if they do and damned if they don't on cost-of-living relief.

While a lot of media coverage has been on a single boat arrival in recent days, new figures show 74 asylum seekers are arriving every day by plane.

A glossy magazine article on Jim Chalmers opened him up to criticism that he was making a pitch for the Labor leadership — but the treasurer knows it's way too early for that.