This Month
Roundtable screams of Chalmers’ style, but where’s the substance?
The treasurer is pushing big ideas and expectations for his economic talkfest in August. The practical results are much less certain.
Qantas says it moved quickly to safeguard its systems before hack
The airline says it alerted IT and call-centre staff, warning them to be on the lookout for suspicious activity, after two US carriers said they had been hacked.
June
Illegal boat arrivals increasing as smugglers change tack
At least 10 boats containing up to 183 people have been intercepted since the start of the financial year, according to data published by Home Affairs.
May
Boards have a tougher choice to make from today if they get hacked
Ransom payments to cybercriminals will now have to be disclosed via a government portal, putting companies under extra pressure.
Albanese lunches with Qantas and the dark arts squad
The prime minister was among a sold-out throng for ALP national secretary Paul Erickson’s National Press Club address.
How a hoax bomb plot pushed Albanese to shake up security
The prime minister’s cabinet reshuffle marks the start of an opportunity for him to reshape the voices who advise him on national security.
Burke gets AFP, ASIO in national security portfolio shake up
The move as part of Anthony Albanese’s shake up reverses the decision when Labor was first elected to split out the two agencies from home affairs.
‘Ted Lasso taxed into oblivion’: Trump tariffs shock screen world
The sets of US studio films and TV shows have been thrown into turmoil by Donald Trump’s announcement of a 100 per cent tariff on movies shot outside the US
April
Muslim Vote plan against Labor has flopped
In the two Sydney seats where Muslim Votes-backed independents are running against ministers the candidates will direct preferences to Labor ahead of the Liberals.
No room for super complacency about cyber risk
Big super’s governance failures are now piling up coordinated cyberattacks targeting some of the nation’s largest industry funds.
The Trump slump and Dutton’s ‘ham-fisted’ backflip
This week, Phillip Coorey, Lidija Ivanovski and Paul Karp on how Trump’s tariff plan has upended the campaign and why betting markets are finally catching up.
Cyberattack exposes Labor big super weakness
Cyber breaches and Donald Trump’s sharemarket rout have exposed further flaws in Labor’s compulsory super system and its union-aligned funds.
Muslim Vote opens new fronts against Labor in Western Sydney
The party’s problems in Western Sydney are getting worse as The Muslim Vote selects candidates for the marginal seats of Werriwa and Parramatta.
March
Tony Burke labelled ‘racist’ in Western Sydney smear campaign
Burke’s record as immigration minister has led to him being targeted by unidentified pro-Gaza activists as the battle for Watson descends into dirty tricks.
Mass letter urges arts minister to act over Venice snub
More than 1000 people have signed an open letter to federal Arts Minister Tony Burke demanding the reinstatement of Australia’s representatives for the Venice Biennale.
February
Union officials appointed to steer Fair Work under Labor laws
The Albanese government has appointed four more union-aligned officials to the workplace tribunal as it gears up for the federal election.
Labor denies rushing pre-election citizenship ceremonies
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says Labor is cutting lengthy backlogs by holding large-scale citizenship ceremonies just weeks before the federal election.
Galleries ‘too afraid of donors’ to speak against Biennale backflip
A week on from Khaled Sabsabi’s sensational sacking from the Venice Biennale over a Hezbollah-linked work, there has been silence from major arts institutions – until now.
Ex-union boss Setka taken to court for threatening AFL umpire
Workplace watchdog launches legal action against former CFMEU secretary for allegedly trying to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpires.
Foreign murderers, sex offenders to be resettled in Nauru
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revealed the deal between Australia and the Pacific island nation, but not how many people would be deported or the deal’s cost.