Politics and policy
Just as Anthony Albanese failed to land a meeting with Donald Trump, the Murdochs seemed to be weaselling their way back in with the president via the TikTok deal.
The Foreign Investment Review Board's new portal is under fire from M&A lawyers, who say it adds time and complexity to deals.
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.
The Reserve Bank governor Michelle Bullock will also appear before a committee in Parliament, but it will likely be overshadowed by events abroad.
Matt Kean, who chairs the CCA, has revealed it stripped out key assumptions from its models, including emissions projections and the takeup of some technologies.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is finally set to meet US President Donald Trump. Securing AUKUS and sidestepping drama will top his agenda.
Some investors are urging Canberra to widen its safeguard mechanism to cover heavy transport and power, warning current policies won’t hit 2035 targets.
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.
The Institute of Public Affairs says that without a significant course correction, the dominance of large corporates will come at the expense of entrepreneurs.
Leading economics forecaster Oxford Economics warns that an ambitious emissions target will require heavy lifting from transport and industry.
Voters globally are drifting to extremes. Australia may be spared the worst for now, but only bold reform and faster delivery can keep the centre afloat.
Charlie Kirk's murder has further polarised a deeply divided country, former BBC correspondent and author Nick Bryant told Capital Brief.
