New Greens leader sets his sights on replacing Labor
By Michelle Grattan
New Greens leader David Shoebridge targeted Labor with a strong attack after the party on Wednesday chose him to succeed Larissa Waters, who this
Read more1 October 2026Federal
OpenAI moves to rebuild trust after data breach
By Michelle Grattan
OpenAI has committed to “rebuilding trust with Australians” in a lengthy apologetic statement outlining what happened in its model’s breach of
Read more30 September 2026
Greens leader steps down to deal with health issues
By Michelle Grattan
Greens leader Senator Larissa Waters has quit the party leadership in a surprise move due to ill health.
Waters, who has been leader since former
Read more29 September 2026
Australia signs new security agreement with Ukraine
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a new Bilateral Security Agreement.
The agreement provides “a
Read more24 September 2026
Cheesy selfie masks US-Australia divide on AI safeguards
By Michelle Grattan
Anthony Albanese was quick to put up a cheesy selfie with Donald Trump when the two rubbed shoulders at the president’s reception for those
Read more23 September 2026
New report forecasts a fraught, turbulent and aging world
By Michelle Grattan
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be “a defining influence” on Australia’s economy over the next 40 years, according to the Intergenerational
Read more22 September 2026
Australia edges towards a 40 million population
By Michelle Grattan
Australia’s population is projected to reach 39.3 million in 2065-66, but its rate of growth will have slowed, according to the Intergenerational
Read more21 September 2026
One Nation plan cuts temporary population by 750,000
By Michelle Grattan
One Nation this week released a radical policy proposing Australia’s net overseas migration (NOM) be negative over three years, as the country
Read more15 September 2026
Major parties explore pact on immigration
By Michelle Grattan
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Angus Taylor have met twice to explore the possibility of a deal on measures to tighten the
Read more14 September 2026
Keating’s global harmonisation vision emerges from past
By Frank Bongiorno
There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades
Read more9 September 2026