When the federal treasurer was putting together his first two budgets, he requested extra detail about the controversial stage three tax cuts.
Anthony Galloway
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Anthony is the chief political correspondent for Capital Brief, based in Canberra. The award-winning journalist has been a political news breaker for some of Australia’s biggest publications including the Herald Sun, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. A member of the federal press gallery since 2017, he has a keen focus on policy including foreign affairs, national security, cyber and economics. Galloway has also reported from conflict zones, including three trips to war-torn Ukraine.
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Journalists are not at the centre of the Albanese government's media strategy, which is following a blueprint laid out by the Victorian Premier Dan Andrews.
The story of the G20 summit in New Delhi was shaped by who wasn't here.
Anthony Albanese received a warm welcome on Friday from a nation that sees Australia as a fellow traveller in a region being defined by China’s rise.
The Prime Minister has assiduously stuck to his policy of not commenting on domestic issues while overseas, but that has been tested on his latest trip.
The Prime Minister will face an awkward juggling act: stabilising diplomatic ties with China while still blocking Chinese investment.
The move, announced on the eve of as ASEAN summit, comes amid concerns Australia's lagging investment in Southeast Asia is becoming a strategic liability.
The Prime Minister is doubling down on Australia's relationship with Indonesia - a relationship that has historically been complicated.
The government is vulnerable on Qantas, so when the competition regulator hit the airline with a fresh lawsuit, Jim Chalmers came out swinging.
Labor MPs are privately questioning whether the government has been too evasive on the Voice, and the decision to block Qatar Airways from adding flights to Australia.
A special COVID era visa will be scrapped, penalties on migration agents will be increased and requirements for job ads will be removed under the changes.
Australian authorities have always cautioned against paying ransoms to cyber attackers in return for stolen data being returned, but the government has shied away from a total ban.
As polls show the 'Yes' vote is declining, the campaign is doubling down on securing corporate Australia's support. But questions are rising over this approach.
Jim Chalmers' lofty ambitions for the economy face a significant obstacle in the form of his much more politically cautious boss.
Two officials within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said preparations were underway for an official trip to Beijing.
