On paper, the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is one of the Albanese government's biggest achievements. In practice, it has seriously underwhelmed.
Politics and policy
The election campaign has kicked off, and the first stops Anthony Albanese made weren't in battleground seats but in Coalition territory and safe Labor ground.
With global momentum building, Vakul Talwar, head of Australia for Crypto.com, says now is the time for Australia to advance clear crypto rules.
Politics and economics are set to collide this week with the RBA's Michele Bullock fronting media in the first few days of a federal election campaign.
Meta has pushed back against a Treasury request for feedback on whether social media should be prioritised under proposed digital competition rules.
After months of speculation, the prime minister has announced a 3 May election. That means a five-week campaign, and Capital Brief will be there every step of the way.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are locked in a contest over whether the election is a choice between the two leaders or a referendum on the prime minister’s performance.
The Australian Electoral Commission has cleared the local news upstart, funded by donors to Climate 200, of breaching election laws following a Coalition complaint.
In a sit-down with Capital Brief, the Greens leader also warned that Donald Trump would “leave us in the lurch” as he renewed calls for AUKUS to be scrapped.
The government will persist with efforts to introduce minimum investment levels for streaming platforms like Netflix in Australia despite global trade uncertainty.
Peter Dutton’s decision to oppose the government’s $17 billion tax cuts package has led to speculation he'll make his own tax pledge in Thursday night's budget reply speech.
The RBA will hand down a rate decision on 1 April. The board will need to think about the federal budget and the deteriorating global environment.
Jim Chalmers has crafted a budget that feels a lot more suited to the times than last year’s effort.
As the treasurer began his budget sales pitch with one eye on an election, it wasn't the domestic economy that dominated. Instead, it was the darkening global outlook.
The first federal budget since the US election shows some signs Australia is ‘Trump-proofing’ its economic and international strategies.
