Politics and policy

"Debt" and "deficit" are back in the headlines as the federal election looms. Economists speaking to Capital Brief say the real story is complex.

The Meta CEO signalled plans to align with Donald Trump to resist the efforts of foreign regulators. In response, Labor has vowed to enforce its new levy.

The Southeast Asian nation has joined BRICS, the China and Russia-led bloc seen as a counterweight to the West. But analysts doubt this will heighten concerns in Canberra or Washington.

The election watchdog says it will monitor changes to social media platforms following Meta's decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US.

Defence has finally taken action over a gaping hole in its security system that put sensitive data of thousands of current and former employees at risk.

There are some similarities between Peter Dutton and Pierre Poilievre — but also major differences.

Anthony Albanese has made a switch at the start of the year in his attempt to convince voters that Peter Dutton is not a risk worth taking, as unrest builds among Labor MPs.

Newly released cabinet documents shed light on the government's response to the deadly bombing attack on Australia's embassy in Indonesia in September 2004.

The National Tertiary Education Union warns a proposed no confidence vote in the leadership of ANU's vice chancellor may be expanded to include Bishop after further damaging revelations.

Australia's housing crisis has been more than two decades in the making, and newly-released cabinet papers shed new light on the issue.

With Anthony Albanese repeatedly failing to rise to the moment, Peter Dutton now finds himself under the weight of big expectations internally.

There's concern in the renewable energy sector that the Coalition's nuclear policy could send investors overseas, and some fear decisions are already starting to be delayed until after federal election.

TikTok has a final shot at preventing a US ban after the Supreme Court agreed to consider its case. Millions of young Americans, Donald Trump and the Australian government will be watching closely.

The opposition's long awaited nuclear costings do not include financial incentives to win over state governments who oppose the plan.

The teal independent says indexation and stamp duty will be on the table if the major parties need to negotiate for a majority after the election.

There was little good news in today's mid-year budget update, and little explanation from the government on how it plans to pay for many of the cost pressures on the bottom line.

The long-awaited review into Commonwealth-funded national security research divides think tanks into those receiving core operational funding and those receiving project grants.

The response from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade comes just weeks after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised Australia’s “extreme anti-Israel position”.