Australian politics
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”.
Frontier Economics' Danny Price has defended his work and lashed the government for claiming there would be more economic growth in a renewables-dominated future.
The treasurer delivered his most widely supported economic announcement of the year on Monday. This success, though, is likely to be short-lived.
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones took meetings with several media executives in the months before taking media reforms to cabinet. But he did not meet with two of the platforms captured by Labor's new tech levy.
The lobby group for independent publishers has thrown its support behind Labor's new tech levy, but TikTok has hit out at the policy, while LinkedIn owner Microsoft is still silent.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be under pressure to explain his approach to the nation's finances when he delivers the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
There is a reason why the two big policies coming out of Canberra this week are a world away from Australians’ central concern about the cost of living.
Australia's second attempt to force tech giants to pay for news might just work, observers say, but there are also risks.
Labor has revealed its plan to force tech giants to provide funding for Australia's news industry. While the big media companies are upbeat, many questions remain.
Stronger-than-expected unemployment data has dampened hopes for a February rate cut — though some economists argue the door isn’t completely closed.
Labor’s new policy will push tech giants to fund Australian news publishers through offsets and penalties, as an evolution of the Morrison-era media bargaining code.
An announcement on the future of the news media bargaining code is expected on Thursday afternoon after months of policy debate.
The unions are ramping up pressure on embattled ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell as the university struggles to cut costs after years of financial mismanagement.
The government is expected to quietly release the review of national security think tanks — conducted by former DFAT secretary Peter Varghese — next week.
The opposition has criticised the government's reluctance to follow the Biden administration and legislate a ban on TikTok, after the social media giant failed to overturn the law in a US appeals court.
Coalition frontbencher Paul Fletcher is bowing out at the next election, three years after teal independent Nicolette Boele slashed 15% from his lead in Bradfield.
There is no shortage of countries distancing themselves from Israel on the international stage, but there is a reason why Benjamin Netanyahu has singled out Australia.
