New South Wales' $450 million deal to extend the life of the country's largest coal fired power station has been roundly criticised by clean energy advocates as an avoidable failure of public policy.
Analysis
Angus Taylor fronted the National Press Club just as a major report questioned the viability of the Coalition's energy gamble.
The bank's commitment to climate solutions remains intact despite a slowdown in the selling of green assets hitting its full-year result.
The bank delivered a solid half-year result a tad below consensus and emphasised continuity and discipline would be its hallmark under new CEO Andrew Irvine.
As revealed by Capital Brief this week, the federal government has suspended its pause on funding for a key Palestinian aid group.
The federal government has ramped up defence spending to more than double the navy's surface combatant fleet, in an acknowledgement Australia faces the "most challenging strategic circumstances since the Second World War".
Wary of angering middle-income voters, neither the Coalition or the Greens appear likely to block the government's stage three tax cuts reversal.
The Prime Minister had plenty to share about the government's hopes for "middle Australia". It's what he didn't say that was most revealing.
While Albanese’s media team spent much of Monday afternoon hosing down reports they were about to overhaul the stage three tax cuts, Capital Brief has been told that a change will be put to cabinet this morning.
Stablecoins like Tether are benefitting from a crypto revival sparked by hopes of a Bitcoin ETF. But little is known about how they're backed or where their reserves are held.
A modified phrase in the Global Stocktake Text was enough to get all 200 signatories of the Paris Agreement on board to wrap up negotiations at COP28 in Dubai.
A centrist economist's disdain for the public broadcaster's economics coverage highlights simmering industry tensions over the way immigration and inflation are being covered.
Sam Altman is officially returning to OpenAI has CEO. His position has been significantly strengthened, which is why the public deserves to know why he was dismissed.
The government knows it can't go it alone on cyber strategy, and getting businesses on board is at the centre of its new seven-year plan for the nation.
The action by the Chinese warship has exposed the limits of the Australia-China relationship, and some concerning traits of the Albanese government.
The prospect of Trump returning to the presidency is dominating discussion in Washington and Canberra.
In limiting the scope of the review into the ownership of Darwin's port, the Albanese government received the answer it wanted.
US giant Albemarle may have walked away from Liontown Resources, but what's Gina Rinehart's next play?
The Voice referendum result poses risks for both Labor and the Liberal Party in their traditional stronghold electorates.
Labor MPs wanted to speak up about the government's crash-through strategy on the Voice, but some say they were threatened when trying to raise concerns.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took longer than other world leaders to make public statements on the Hamas attack. There are a few likely reasons for that.
Canva is not yet a public company, but with the success of so many VC funds riding on it, it almost operates under the pressure of one.
The ACCC's expected decision on Brookfield's $18.7b takeover of Origin Energy next week will force some tough decisions on the Canadian bidder - whichever way it goes.
The Albanese government is finding it difficult to switch the conversation away from the faltering Voice campaign.
The Albanese government's new Employment White Paper covers some critical ground. But there’s one area it doesn’t really dig into — startups.
In the past, big companies were core clients of Westpac and ANZ, a key point of difference. Now, as home lending peaks, they're telling investors the big end is back.
Sydney's startup hub will continue, but it's slim pickings for other good news for the startup ecosystem in the NSW budget.
The Reserve Bank is engaging in economic backburning. But that will be of little consolation to those who end up feeling the heat.
When the federal treasurer was putting together his first two budgets, he requested extra detail about the controversial stage three tax cuts.
Journalists are not at the centre of the Albanese government's media strategy, which is following a blueprint laid out by the Victorian Premier Dan Andrews.
The Prime Minister has assiduously stuck to his policy of not commenting on domestic issues while overseas, but that has been tested on his latest trip.
The Prime Minister will face an awkward juggling act: stabilising diplomatic ties with China while still blocking Chinese investment.
We've managed to move to monthly inflation data releases - why not GDP data too?
Artificial intelligence's computational requirements rose 300,000-fold in six years. That makes AI development much more costly, both to companies and the planet.
The government is vulnerable on Qantas, so when the competition regulator hit the airline with a fresh lawsuit, Jim Chalmers came out swinging.
Labor MPs are privately questioning whether the government has been too evasive on the Voice, and the decision to block Qatar Airways from adding flights to Australia.
There aren't four pillars in Australia's banking industry. One bank dominates and leads them all.
The Intergenerational Report tells us what we already know — the debt bill is rising and our politicians don't want to talk about tax reform.
Jim Chalmers' lofty ambitions for the economy face a significant obstacle in the form of his much more politically cautious boss.
The cinema business hasn't been the same since 2020. The success of Barbie and Oppenheimer suggests that's Hollywood's fault, not the pandemic's.
