Politics and policy
In an interview with Capital Brief, the treasurer says he's confident his spending decisions can both tackle inflation and offer cost-of-living relief.
Katy Gallagher tells Capital Brief this year’s budget has been the most difficult yet because of the competing challenges of inflation, cost of living and slowing growth.
The interim report is a good sign of where the opposition will take its housing policies heading into the next election.
Anthony Albanese may well have been expecting rate cuts to pave the way for his election run-in. But with inflation still running hot, economists are now bandying about the possibility of a rate rise instead.
What if the $1 billion PsiQuantum deal had less to do with supporting innovation and more to do with national security?
On any measure, this will be the treasurer’s first new economy-focused budget. But is the public ready for it?
Cameron Murray is increasingly known for opposing the mainstream on key economic issues - ranging from superannuation, to nuclear, and now the government's embrace of industry policy.
Revelations by Capital Brief that the government distributed a secret manual to avoid Senate questions add to the political and economic headaches facing the government.
The co-founder and chief executive of PsiQuantum says he believes there is “no alternative” to leveraging the semiconductor industry as a means to build the world’s first commercially useful quantum computer.
Current and former senators, lawyers and a former top judge have said the drafting of the document could result in contempt of the Senate.
The federal Treasurer is set to deliver a full-throated defence of the government's controversial industry policy and hit back at 'nostalgist' critics of the approach.
It's possibly the biggest ever injection of Australian taxpayer funds into a startup. But will the Albanese government's $940 million quantum computing bet pay off?
Australia is home to some of the world's most renowned quantum researchers and companies, yet the government chose an American startup to invest $940 million in.
Capital Brief has seen a document sent by Anthony Albanese’s office advising departments on how to handle questions on notice from Senate estimates. Current and former senators say the edict represents contempt of the Senate.
The Albanese government says the constitutionality of every new spending proposal is assessed under budget rules.
The National Reconstruction Fund is supposed to be a key part of Anthony Albanese's "future made in Australia" policy. So the mixed messaging on the fund's purpose over the past week should be a concern for the PM.
Today's surprise inflation figures have pushed back rate cut forecasts, with some economists now even saying another hike can't be ruled out.
While Elon Musk's X is being criticised by all sides of politics, the heads of ASIO and the AFP have signalled they are more concerned about Meta and its encryption plans.
Billionaire Elon Musk has become entangled in a feud with Australia's online safety regulator — and the prime minister — just as his biggest company Tesla faces urgent challenges.
The Albanese government is sitting on legal advice that raises concerns about the constitutionality of Commonwealth grant programs following the ‘sports rorts’ affair — and it refuses to talk about it.
