Anthony Albanese came to Canada ready to talk tariffs and submarines. But Donald Trump skipped town to deal with the turmoil in the Middle East instead.
Anthony Galloway
Chief political correspondent
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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Jim Chalmers may not be winning friends in boardrooms, but the $30 billion Santos bid could be a chance to show he’s serious about foreign investment.
Senior Australian economists believe the spike in oil prices driven by the Israel-Iran war will prove short-lived.
As Albanese tours allies abroad, Trump's AUKUS review and rising US demands put pressure on Australia’s defence commitments.
The US decision to review the AUKUS submarine agreement adds to pressure on the Albanese government as the prime minister prepares to meet Donald Trump in Canada.
Donald Trump's undersecretary of defense for policy is leading a review of AUKUS — and his doubts could reshape Australia’s most ambitious military pact.
The new industry minister says the Albanese government's flagship industrial fund needs to aim higher and move faster, as he defended its quantum computing bet and its plans to regulate AI.
The prime minister has begun outlining steps to move the economy from being propped up by government spending to the private sector.
As Labor clings to its super tax, the Liberals are still searching for an economic agenda. One idea that might have helped was killed off before it even got a hearing.
Taylor’s dismissed tax plan underscores deepening internal Liberal tensions over how to rebuild the party’s low-tax reputation after its election defeat.
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The PM has pushed back against US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's call for Australia to lift defence spending significantly, but he may have little choice as conflicts flare up globally.
Party turncoats rarely land on their feet, but that hasn’t stopped Anthony Albanese from collecting them.
In the new Senate, Labor will be able to pass its super tax tweaks with the support of the Greens — but they may demand changes.
The Liberal Party's pollster has faced intense scrutiny and a fierce backlash since the election loss. Now it's set to lose, or walk away, from one of its biggest contracts.
The skills and training minister says urgent labour gaps in clean energy, defence and digital demand a full rethink of how Australia trains its workforce.
A standoff over key policies has split the Coalition for the first time in decades, raising questions about the future of both the Liberals and Nationals. But how long will it last?
David Littleproud and Sussan Ley’s Albury meeting marked a turning point, as deep policy rifts led the Nationals to walk away from the Coalition agreement.
Anthony Albanese has reversed course on Labor’s security shake-up, citing intelligence gaps during a Sydney terror probe as justification. Some say this was foreseeable.
The new Liberal leader is trying to finish the tricky task of finalising her frontbench while also keeping the Coalition together.
Sussan Ley’s historic elevation gives the Liberal Party a fresh face. But without a compelling economic agenda, her leadership risks being undermined by a deeper identity crisis.
Anthony Albanese’s reshuffle signals a cautious generational shift within Labor as the prime minister begins to move on from the Rudd-Gillard years.
Now that the election fight is over, the major parties have turned their attention to internal battles for power.
Anthony Albanese promised order and discipline — but the ruthless factional purge of senior ministers Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic reveals the brutal calculus of power inside Labor.
As Labor reshuffles, Jacinta Price’s defection to the Liberals has shaken some moderates, bolstering conservatives and shifting the battle for the party’s top job.
Facing an uncertain electoral future, the Liberal Party must choose between competing visions for its revival in the wake of Peter Dutton’s historic defeat.
While the Left could claim 16 ministers, sources on both sides expect the prime minister to opt for an even split of positions to avoid a factional brawl.
The bloodletting following the Liberal Party's worst ever election defeat has begun, with four leadership candidates emerging and an offical gender target for MPs being discussed.
Anthony Albanese's emphatic victory has entrenched Labor as the natural party of government and relegated the Liberals to being a party that doesn't represent metropolitan voters.
Today's vote is set to deliver a patchy result, with wild swings across the country despite little change in major party primary votes.
The preferences of One Nation voters will go a long way to deciding whether Anthony Albanese is in majority or minority government after the election.
Labor sees a boost in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s anti-Trump win, while the Coalition finds hope in Canada’s polls underestimating Conservative strength.
Pro-Russia influencer Simeon Boikov has launched a social media campaign in support of ex-Liberal Matthew Camenzuli. But the candidate denies any link.
