Australian politics
The AI company behind the Claude platform is pulling out all the stops to establish a strong relationship with the Australian government.
While housing shortages fuel fierce debate over migration, local government says the problem is simple: there aren’t enough council workers to inspect and approve new homes.
Jim Chalmers is leaving the door open to tax reform as Labor weighs intergenerational inequality, housing affordability and a budget changed by war.
A polling slide for Anthony Albanese shows how global uncertainty and a chaotic US president are making it harder for the government to control its agenda.
Australia’s economy runs on diesel, but the country still lacks the storage needed to weather the next major disruption.
An exclusive Capital Brief/DemosAU poll also shows the Coalition gaining ground for the first time in months.
During a whirlwind tour of Australia, the Claude developer warned AI could bring down critical services — but neglected to mention the model that has spooked regulators and markets.
Exclusive new Capital Brief/DemosAU polling shows Australians are increasingly uneasy with Donald Trump.
Senior ministers have staunchly defended the US alliance as exclusive new CapitalBrief/DemosAU polling shows Australians are increasingly sceptical of it.
The latest Capital Brief/DemosAU poll shows Australians want the government to keep its distance from Trump as the Middle East conflict deepens.
The illicit tobacco boom is draining billions from the budget, fuelling organised crime and exposing the limits of Labor’s enforcement-first approach.
Foreign investors could be forced to pay capital gains tax on sales of an expanded scope of assets including solar, wind and battery developments stretching back to 2006.
Greg Moriarty is set to take over as US ambassador at a complex time for both geopolitics and Australia’s most important alliance.
Candidates in the Farrer by-election are calling for cuts to migration. But local employers say they need more foreign workers to help grow the economy.
Federal government gambling reforms announced last week fell short of recommendations from the landmark Murphy inquiry.
Australian politicians welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire, but Donald Trump’s wild bluster and threats made it tough for allies to keep pretending all was normal.
The country can govern technologies like AI without suppressing its transformational benefits, but only if it dodges the costly mistakes made elsewhere.
