This Month
Despite Trump’s chaos, Hegseth spoke an uncomfortable truth on defence
Australia’s defence spending choices are being distorted by the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.
May
Major InterContinental expansion bolsters Salter Brothers’ ASX hopes
The international hotelier will rebrand three Crowne Plaza properties in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and bring back the Regent chain after decades.
Watt urged not to ‘kill projects with bureaucracy’, as doyen emerges
The Holmes a Court family matriarch has lent her voice to the chorus of environmentalists lobbying against a 40-year extension of Woodside’s major North West Shelf gas plant.
‘Go back to Melbourne’: NSW Liberals call to end intervention
Sussan Ley and Mark Speakman are under pressure to end federal intervention in the NSW Liberals after the party’s disastrous national poll result.
Liberals implode but Labor’s hardest test to come
Not even a Paul Keating spray can deflect Labor’s euphoria over its extraordinary win. What Anthony Albanese will do with that in government is much less secure.
Bandt’s defeat unleashes scramble for Greens leadership
Almost half of the Greens party room is weighing up a bid for the leadership after Adam Bandt conceded defeat in his seat of Melbourne.
Losses triple at Harris Farm Markets to $22m
The high-end grocery chain’s losses blew out to $22 million last year as problems with a new business software system resulted in stock loss and higher costs.
Australian defence start-ups target Europe as it rearms
Military technology firms are profiting from geopolitical instability, with Canberra-based Penten among those hoping to win contracts in the European market.
April
Heat on premier to end uranium ban
Many expected the return of a conservative government in Queensland would lift the uranium mining ban. But Premier David Crisafulli has other ideas.
Investors bet ‘AI fatigue’ is a temporary ailment
The biggest market darlings are suffering a humbling period as investors question whether the hype is all it is cracked up to be.
Who won the second week of the election campaign?
With week two done, we asked two former political staffers which leader had edged ahead on the election trail.
Max Chandler-Mather seemed to be everywhere. Then the campaign began
This time last year, Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather was everywhere. But he has returned to his backyard in what pollsters say is a shift in the party’s strategy.
‘You’re a much smarter person than that’: US senator rages over Australia tariffs
Mark Warner used a Senate hearing to slam US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who insisted Donald Trump was not about to exclude Australia from his levy blitz.
Biggest gift completes ‘unfinished business’ at National Gallery
The Canberra institution finally has a work by one of the 20th century’s most influential painters, Edvard Munch of The Scream fame, thanks to philanthropist Geoff Ainsworth.
Tariff maelstrom bears down on Dutton’s election hopes
Labor is as alarmed as any government as Donald Trump’s sharemarket carnage unfolds. But it also sees a political advantage.
Pocock says ANU misled Senate, demands inquiry
The university’s vice chancellor, Genevieve Bell, is again under fire after the ACT senator accused her of providing misleading information to an inquiry.
Vale Gwen Robinson, intrepid journalist who could tame huge egos
The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, bold reporting and extraordinary kindness to young journalists and anyone needing help.
March
Dutton doesn’t like Canberra, PM doesn’t like the Greens
Peter Dutton has caused outrage in the national capital by saying he would live in Sydney if elected, while Anthony Albanese became tongue-tied about Greens support.
Labor bets $15m on using quantum technology to fight cyberattacks
The government’s National Reconstruction Fund is the lead investor in a funding round for Canberra-based QuintessenceLabs, which is also backed by Westpac.
Why Albanese is confident of winning – partly thanks to Trump
The government quietly hopes the Trump effect will boost its chances, but the focus of the election campaign will be resolutely on domestic cost-of-living pressures.