Words not enough to stop AI theft
By Alice Grundy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to protect Australian writers, musicians, artists and journalists, saying they “must retain ownership and
Read more16 July 2026Federal
Prime Minister takes reins of Australia’s AI rollout
By Michelle Grattan
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is taking direct oversight of the government’s handling of Australia’s AI rollout by establishing an Office of AI
Read more15 July 2026
Why Australia needs mobile domestic roaming
By Mark A Gregory
Telstra’s recent national mobile network outage was one of the worst incidents of its kind in living memory.
More than 600 calls to Triple Zero were
Read more15 July 2026
Digital entry declarations set to take off in Australia
Filling out paper forms will soon be a thing of the past for millions of travellers to Australia as the Federal Government rolls out digital passenger cards.
Federal
Read more15 July 2026
Fake alerts on bogus purchases hitting our phones
There has been an increase in scammers sending fake messages to consumers alerting them of a purchase they supposedly made and providing a phone number to stop
Read more15 July 2026
Cost of a partner visa soars to $11,700 overnight
By Louisa Jones
What price can you put on love? Many have been asking that question over the past week as the government increased the cost of applying for a partner
Read more9 July 2026
‘Normalised’ China relationship faces first big test
By Michelle Grattan
On various measures, the Albanese government has been a lot more successful than its Morrison predecessor in dealing with Beijing, although this has
Read more8 July 2026
Australia shores up Pacific treaties as China fires missiles
By Joanne Wallis and Salote Tagivakatini
As part of his tour of the Pacific, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a significant defence treaty with his Fijian
Read more7 July 2026
Great Barrier Reef stays off the global in-danger list
Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef has avoided being placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage “in danger” list.
The draft decision, announced at the weekend, means the
Read more6 July 2026
Rental affordability scheme quietly sinks into oblivion
By Steven Rowley
This week marks the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, which once provided more than 35,000 affordable rental homes across the
Read more2 July 2026