Australian politics

The latest Capital Brief/Demos AU poll suggests the junior Coalition party is on course to lose all of its lower house seats as One Nation surges and overtakes Labor among men.

As the government dithers on its response to gambling reforms proposed nearly 1,000 days ago, fresh concerns have surfaced about an unregulated billion dollar gaming market.

Australia’s plentiful critical minerals will be included when a long-awaited free trade deal is signed with the European Union next week.

The appointment lands as the federal government considers reforms to Australia’s copyright licensing regime to ensure AI companies pay for content.

Concrete budget details would typically be leaked to the media by now, but the war in the Middle East has forced Labor to keep its options open.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen chose belligerence over empathy as fuel shortages deepen anxiety for regional Australians and threaten key industries.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna is on a three-day tour of Australia. He has a surprisingly optimistic view of Donald Trump’s challenges to NATO.

Matt Canavan has wasted no time in taking the fight up to Pauline Hanson.

The prospect of a violent and chaotic global order may mean inflation is here to stay.

The assistant productivity minister will make his argument at Wednesday’s Tech Council breakfast.

The Coalition’s rivals are mobilising in Farrer as the Liberals downplay their chances of retaining Sussan Ley’s former seat.

Australia’s housing crisis is a supply problem. Winding back the capital gains tax discount will deter investment and tighten supply.

Sussan Ley’s retirement from politics has triggered a fascinating by-election in her regional NSW seat with One Nation securing a critical head start.

Mark Carney leaves Australia with a critical minerals and defence deal, but a broader agreement on the role of middle powers may prove more significant.

The Albanese Government is struggling to take a trick in its battle against gambling harm.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed parliament on Thursday and struck a deal with Australia on critical minerals and AI.

While Anthony Albanese can barely contain his enthusiasm for fast rail from Sydney to Newcastle, other political parties are less sure.

Mark Carney is the first Canadian leader to visit Australia in more than a decade, as US President Donald Trump upends the global order.

Critics say high-speed rail is an expensive distraction and the government should focus elsewhere. Anthony Albanese isn’t having a bar of it.

Investment bond providers like Generation Development Group and Australian Unity expect to benefit if the government slashes the CGT discount.

The government is putting the Sydney–Newcastle high-speed rail into development because the business case stacks up for jobs, housing and productivity.

The Coalition’s push to make the ‘ISIS brides’ a major issue now includes attacks on Australian children, once seen as innocent by both sides.

Angus Taylor’s first question time as opposition leader was initially focused on national security. But it didn’t take long for the economy to rear its head.

Australia is among the middle powers grappling with a new and dangerous world order after the Trump administration’s attack on Iran.

Last August, Treasurer Jim Chalmers emerged from his economic summit championing road-user charging as a key outcome of the talkfest. But it is difficult to find any evidence of progress.