Australian politics

Sussan Ley’s retirement sets up a four-way conservative brawl in her former seat of Farrer, exposing Coalition fractures and testing One Nation’s surge.

Top economists back a reduction in the capital gains tax discount, but there is little consensus on whether it would help boost housing supply.

The latest Capital Brief/DemosAU poll shows One Nation drawing younger voters, but turning protest into power demands policy depth and compromise.

Peter Beattie has faced down One Nation before. Amid Pauline Hanson’s growing popularity, the former premier says major parties can win back support with a “direct and authentic” approach.

As Treasurer Jim Chalmers works up the 2026-27 budget, new Capital Brief/DemosAU polling shows about 40% of Australians back reducing capital gains tax discounts.

It would be easy to write off One Nation’s continuing surge in today’s Capital Brief/DemosAU poll as a protest spike. But Pauline Hanson has turned votes into seats before.

There is plenty of bad news for the major parties in the latest Capital Brief/DemosAU poll. But the Coalition has clawed back credibility on the economy.

Exclusive new polling shows Pauline Hanson’s party now trails Labor by just one percentage point, even as voters indicate they are more receptive to new Coalition leader Angus Taylor.

Tech optimists argue mass adoption of AI could reverse decades of slowing productivity growth. But a new DemosAU poll shows a growing class divide on the tech.

Don Farrell has pledged to push back on the Trump administration’s latest tariff strike, but also said the move provides fresh “impetus” for the EU and Australia to seal their free trade pact.

Australia’s biggest VC firms won’t be able to co-invest with the government’s newly established defence tech investment fund. Their critics say that’s a problem.

The US President’s latest tariffs plus a fresh tranche of domestic inflation data will dictate the economy and markets this week.

The dramatic rise in One Nation’s support has created plenty of turmoil for the Liberals and the Nationals. This week, the conservatives struck back.

Only a week since Angus Taylor was elected opposition leader, he has made clear he sees one path back to government — beating Anthony Albanese’s Labor team on the economy.

As conservative political parties move to the right on migration, the Queensland premier has reminded them his state needs foreign workers.

As Angus Taylor settles into his new role as Federal Opposition Leader, Labor hardheads are already framing a strategy they hope will bring him down.

Immigration is shaping up as a defining issue for Angus Taylor. But a strategic leak days after his rise to Liberal leadership has already thrown a spanner in the works.

Trade Minister Don Farrell has returned from Brussels after talks were extended into an unplanned second day.

In his first big speech as leader, Angus Taylor channelled John Howard on free markets and strong borders. But economic tensions are bubbling in his ranks.

Even among Sussan Ley’s supporters, there is relief at the scale of Angus Taylor’s victory as the Liberal Party seeks unity.

In 2023, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor told Capital Brief he wasn’t necessarily chasing the top job. Now he‘s got it — and has to come up with a unifying agenda for a shattered party.

The process took much longer than it needed to, but the Liberals have finally elected Angus Taylor as their new leader. Is he up to the task?

The architect of Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson’s election victories has expanded his advisory firm with a new Melbourne office and a key senior hire.

Angus Taylor’s move on the Liberal leadership is landing after weeks of chaos, leaving the Coalition looking smaller by the day as Labor watches delighted.

Political party factions are meant to manage leadership disputes. But with Sussan Ley on the ropes, the party looks frail and impotent.

Don Farrell has departed for Europe, but a major free trade deal with the EU remains in the balance.