The government's long-awaited electoral reforms will finally be revealed this week, leaving just a fortnight to pass them this year.
Finn McHugh
Political correspondent
Finn McHugh joined Capital Brief after four years in Federal Parliament reporting for News Corp, The Canberra Times and SBS News. He also previously interned at The Kuwait Times.
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The Albanese government has a doctrine on regulating the online world: set the rules, and fine social media giants for not complying. That approach is facing backlash.
Donald Trump's return to the White House means it's even more likely Australia will hold off on announcing its 2035 emissions reduction target.
Arab-American voters in Michigan punished Harris for her support for Israel — regardless of Donald Trump’s own stance. Labor will be watching.
The ANU's financial mismanagement could cost up to 600 jobs, with council promising a "smaller" university going forward.
The world's richest person is in a long-running spat with Australia, and the US presidential election result has just handed him more power.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong was forced to confront uncomfortable questions about Australia's relationship with India on Tuesday.
The cabinet minister has confirmed his staffer lost a bag containing documents concerning an imminent cabinet decision, but stressed it was not related to national security.
The prime minister’s slow, often rambling denials over the Qantas upgrades scandal have some Labor MPs worried — particularly those in marginal seats.
Some MPs are calling for a sweeping look at lobbying amid allegations Anthony Albanese accepted free Qantas upgrades while overseeing the airline as transport minister.
The information watchdog is investigating claims Defence falsely stated that internal correspondence related to a war crimes allegation did not exist.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under growing pressure over revelations he received multiple free upgrades to Qantas flights while he was tasked with regulating the aviation sector.
One of Australia's most prestigious universities, which counts former foreign minister Julie Bishop and former CBA director Genevieve Bell among its senior leaders, is suddenly facing a financial cliff.
The independent MP criticised the Liberal referral of Zoe Daniel to the NACC, while confirming she also asked the AFR to leave Simon Holmes à Court off its 'covert power' list.
The royals received a warm welcome in Canberra, but the plight of Indigenous Australians and the future of the Australian republican movement hung over the event.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese scrapped an assistant ministry on the republic in July, but advocates say he still backs the idea.
The Albanese government will send a fleet of retired M1A1 tanks to Ukraine as its war with Russia drags on.
A report by the Privacy Commissioner has found data breaches are on the rise in Australia, and government agencies aren't disclosing them in the proper time frame.
Japan’s new prime minister has spent the ASEAN summit playing down his signature security plan — an 'Asian NATO' — after finding few friends of the idea in Laos.
Anthony Albanese wraps up a two-day visit to the ASEAN summit in Laos today, as the bloc faces increasingly urgent questions over how to manage the rise of China.
Australia’s special envoy for Southeast Asia Nicholas Moore wants tech startups to look at the region for expansion, rather than traditional bases in the US and UK.
The prime minister has met Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, where there will be questions over Beijing’s stance in the South China Sea.
A big question hanging over ASEAN this week is whether stalwart member Indonesia will pivot under the leadership of President-elect Probowo Subianto
