This Month
Malcolm Turnbull goes from PM to investment cyberhawk
The former OzEmail chairman is working with a company trying to reduce the need for businesses to pay cyber-ransoms, the latest in his growing tech portfolio.
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Federal election
Anyone for tennis? Albanese needs to avoid the January jinx
A wander through some recent prime ministerial summers shows us that the season is stuffed with political danger.
- Lidija Ivanovski
Liberals hold Christmas party in Allegra Spender’s seat
The Liberals were at the last election defeated in their ancestral homelands. But they’re still there, fundraising and planning a resurgence.
- Myriam Robin
November
Vale Tom Hughes: Distinguished last cab off the rank
A giant of Australian law, reforming attorney-general and a powerful behind-the-scenes figure, Tom Hughes leaves behind a remarkable legacy.
- Andrew Clark
David Collard paid for Rolls-Royce as staff woes mounted
It’s the latest tightening rope around the flashy businessman, who had plans for his multinational business to build electric “gigabatteries” in Geelong.
- Myriam Robin
Signing nuclear deal would shred Australia’s credibility: Turnbull
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia must make its own decisions, not embrace domestic nuclear power to please its allies.
- Tom McIlroy and Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Playing flick the ambassador is an old diplomatic game
If Albanese fails where Turnbull succeeded, and tariffs are imposed, it won’t just be Rudd who will be blamed, but the bloke who gave him the job.
- Phillip Coorey
Albanese channels Turnbull in Trump tariff fight
The Albanese government says the US has nothing to gain from imposing tariffs on Australia as it already enjoys a trade surplus.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Leading Indicators
Inside Canberra’s hidden $180b spending boom
Australia’s budget numbers are increasingly a mirage as billions in spending are labelled as ‘investments’ to improve the fiscal optics.
- Michael Read
Pressure on other countries to lead on climate after Trump win
Experts say Trump’s election means countries will need to engage with US businesses and states to ensure the energy transition continues.
- Hannah Wootton
US-Australia relationship will thrive, say PM and Dutton
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have congratulated Donald Trump on his win. The victory reinforced concerns inside Labor over the damage inflation can inflict on governments.
- Phillip Coorey and Andrew Tillett
October
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
Why the RBA has a massive public education job to do
Inflation is high because of the stimulus that Canberra and the RBA poured on in the pandemic. But the public struggles to understand this.
- Michael Stutchbury
- Opinion
- Royal family
Charles III will find republicans who missed their best chance
The vibrant republican sentiment of the 1980s has been replaced by a dour, downbeat guilt-ridden version in the 2020s.
- John Roskam
Albanese’s domestic solar manufacturing hero strikes China pact
The face of the federal government’s plan to build a domestic solar panel manufacturing industry has partnered with a Chinese giant in pursuit of Australian subsidies.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
September
ScoMo’s new private office may need new private toilet
The former prime minister is lining up his office in Sydney’s CBD.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Analysis
- Federal election
From Beaconsfield to Bruce: Labor’s loss will be education’s gain
Bill Shorten will rival, if not supplant, Kim Beazley as the best prime minister Labor never had.
- Phillip Coorey
August
- Opinion
- Retail
Business CEOs push back on political grandstanding
Big business makes mistakes as well as money, but chief executives like CBA’s Matt Comyn and Wesfarmers’ Rob Scott are pushing back against “fact-free” accusations.
- Jennifer Hewett
Vengeful Peta Credlin and Tony Abbott take on NSW moderates
Brian Loughnane is reviewing the NSW division while his wife Peta Credlin and her ex-boss Tony Abbott call for its takeover.
- Myriam Robin
Gabby RBA spills its press flacks
If the intention is for Reserve Bank figures to keep giving interesting speeches, its figureheads are going to need serious PR support.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
- Exclusive
- Research
Aussie innovators pushed to focus on five ‘missions’
New priorities, outlined by Science Minister Ed Husic, include the net zero transition, supporting healthy communities and “elevating” Indigenous knowledge systems.
- Updated
- Tom Burton