Finn McHugh

Labor has long avoided dealing with the issue of the remaining 'ISIS brides'. But the return of six Australian citizens from Syria is forcing its hand.

As the fallout over the Optus triple-zero outage spreads, Communications Minister Anika Wells has become the opposition's new target in Question Time.

Optus admitted it emailed the wrong government address about its triple-zero outage, sparking Coalition outrage and more heat on CEO Stephen Rue.

Andrew Hastie's departure adds to a growing group of conservatives sitting restlessly on Sussan Ley's backbench.

Nuclear energy is back as a topic of debate in the Liberal Party, and a former strategist is urging the opposition to seize the moment.

Anthony Albanese's decision to address a partisan political rally in the UK has been criticised as unusual and self-indulgent. But there could be a more pragmatic angle.

From pharma tariffs to sudden foreign policy reversals, Donald Trump has kept both allies and foes guessing this week. Uncertainty is the only reliable constant.

Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs threaten a $2 billion export industry and test Australia’s resolve to defend its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Andrew Hastie is coyly denying short-term Liberal leadership ambitions. But he is edging out Angus Taylor as the conservative wing’s alternative to Sussan Ley.

Anthony Albanese has finally locked in a meeting with Donald Trump at the White House next month. In an Oval Office built for spectacle, putting on the charm might be his best bet.

Anthony Albanese won't sit down with Donald Trump in New York after all. He now faces questions on trade, AUKUS and just how healthy the US alliance is.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is finally set to meet US President Donald Trump. Securing AUKUS and sidestepping drama will top his agenda.

Sussan Ley thinks Labor’s 2035 climate goal is a “fantasyland”. But the ongoing Coalition divisions on climate will likely prove a much bigger headache for her.

Charlie Kirk's murder has further polarised a deeply divided country, former BBC correspondent and author Nick Bryant told Capital Brief.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ wellbeing framework was meant to reshape how we think about progress. But shifting economic priorities are leaving it on the sidelines.

The dumping of Jacinta Nampijinpa Price could yet spark a move on Sussan Ley’s leadership. But why would anyone want the job right now?

Liberal sources have shed light on the ructions inside the party after Jacinta Price was dumped from the frontbench after failing to support leader Sussan Ley.

Veteran fund manager Geoff Wilson pushed attendees of the Economic Reform Roundtable to raise Labor's proposed super tax, as the prime minister reportedly mulls tweaks to the plan.

The government's strategy to secure a soft landing hinges on the private sector taking over from the public sector in powering the economy forward. What happens next?

The fine line federal Labor is walking on AI was on display in Parliament again this week as a new controversy erupted over government secrecy.

Labor is attempting to curb the number of freedom of information requests, saying AI is clogging up the system.

The Coalition faces an existential crisis in migrant communities. This weekend was Sussan Ley's first test in the Opposition's top job.

An odd statement from the Pentagon about Defence Minister Richard Marles' White House visit sent Canberra into a tailspin this week, but a former advisor to Ronald Reagan says "people need to calm down".

The Trump administration has labelled the reports, published by multiple outlets, as 'completely false'.

The Albanese government has expelled Iran's ambassador in one of the most significant diplomatic moves in memory.

After a week where almost everything was put on the table, the strangest thing about the days ahead as Parliament sits is how much is not up for debate.