Australian politics

As Greg Combet prepares to start a new role at the Future Fund, it is difficult to see how the agency he's leaving behind will play a significant role in Australia's net zero transition.

The former MP, who's again running for the Melbourne seat of Goldstein, isn’t up for much media right now. That’ll surprise those who knew him during his time in parliament.

In 2019, UNSW professor Gigi Foster was named Young Economist of the Year. Today, the Yale-educated academic says few of her peers will even speak to her.

Finland's new ambassador to Australia says cooperation between middle powers need to deepen ties in an increasingly volatile world.

There's no doubt interest rates affect the property market, but how it looks each cycle can vary.

Up to 1 million small businesses in Australia aren't profitable. Small business lobby group COSBOA has a wishlist of measures it thinks could help many survive.

The federal government's attempt to ram through seismic immigration changes has backfired.

Risk-taking is core to the world of startups and those who invest in them. So there are always going to be issues when governments get involved, especially when they're investing directly.

There's a growing sense the relationship between Corporate Australia and Big Tech has never been frostier.

Coalition MPs believe Peter Dutton's push for nuclear power is less about ideology and more about pragmatism and internal party dynamics.

With one eye on the election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became deeply involved in Labor's backdown on vehicle emissions standards two weeks ago.

Defence has rejected a bid from two Afghan generals, who served alongside Australian forces, to avoid deportation back to Afghanistan where their supporters say they face almost certain death at the hands of the Taliban.

The Tasmanian marginal seat MP says she will remain in the Liberal Party despite pressure from conservatives, saying: ‘If you want the party to change, change it’.

With Australia's population about to hit 27 million, the next election may be dominated by immigration.

The factors holding back the energy transition are strikingly similar to those holding back tax reform. Might the solution to both be the same?

One of the most significant diplomatic meetings for Australia since Labor returned to power was overshadowed today by Donald Trump's off-hand comments about Kevin Rudd.

Jim Chalmers is expected to hand down his most boring budget yet. But there may be bigger policy changes on the horizon.

The Albanese government has renewed its call on companies not to undermine the 'stapling' of employees to a single super fund when onboarding new staff.

As revealed by Capital Brief this week, the federal government has suspended its pause on funding for a key Palestinian aid group.

A highly sensitive review into TikTok, which was handed to the Australian government 12 months ago, is again in the spotlight.

Does TikTok pose a genuine national security threat that justifies US moves to ban or force a sale of the app and overrides freedom of speech concerns?

Can a tough Budget help the Australian economy get lean and ripped?

The Albanese government wants to create new civil penalties for doxxing, but working out how to do it without unintended consequences is already proving to be a challenge.

Labor is facing increasing pressure from its left-flank to do more for Australians struggling the most.

The government insists it's committed to passing controversial legislation to curb misinformation, despite a backlash against its plan last year. But crossbenchers say they haven't heard anything about it for months.

The federal government is set to resume funding for the UNRWA, months after pausing it over allegations of staff involvement in the 7 October attacks.

Australia’s productivity growth is languishing. Tech Council of Australia CEO Ryan Black thinks the tech sector holds the solution.

Katy Gallagher wants to stop jobs in the new economy from being as divided along gender lines as those of the past.

Public servants are becoming increasingly uneasy with political staffers using encrypted messaging apps.

Labor’s success in the Dunkley byelection showed that the stage 3 tax cut changes were a winner with suburban voters. But the cost of living crisis may not dominate politics for much longer.

The Greens plan for a publicly owned housing developer has been widely lambasted by economists. But maybe that was exactly the point of it.