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Opposition spokesman for housing Andrew Bragg.

Labor offered Coalition more staff to support dead FOI bill, says Bragg

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has revealed a negotiating tactic from the government in seeking support for the controversial bill that was shelved on Thursday.

  • Nick Newling

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There are now a lot of bets, and potentially a lot of profits, tied to what Donald Trump does, or says next.

Unusual bets on Trump’s war have rung alarm bells

Highly profitable trades made ahead of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have put a spotlight on a fast-growing threat to the financial system.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Claude is so entrenched within the US Defence Department – Pete Hesgeth’s “Department of War” – that the administration has, despite the immediacy of Trump’s directive, given the department six months to phase it out and  replace it with Anthropic rivals’ models.

Trump declares war on one of his weapons

Even as Donald Trump directed government agencies to “immediately cease” all use of Anthropic’s Claude AI tools last week, they were being used to launch the assault on Iran.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

Ritalin use, sleep quality, NAPLAN: How Australia will know if the social media ban has worked

Medical and education records of thousands of children will be monitored for years in a study evaluating the success of the Albanese government’s signature policy.

  • Bronte Gossling
Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt.

‘Serious step backwards’: Furious response from mental health sector to cost-cutting bill

“This should alarm anyone who cares about transparency, accountability and public trust,” more than a dozen mental health organisations have declared in an open letter.

  • Rachel Eddie
Economic pressures have increased on Iran since Donald Trump returned to office in 2025.

GFC 2.0? Trump is taking a big risk with America’s banks

The Donald Trump administration is close to finalising a new set of rules for its banks as it looks to turbocharge US economic growth. The consequences could be damaging.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Qantas.

‘Unworkable’: Airlines warn aviation reforms could drive up ticket prices

The nation’s airlines say the federal government’s aviation consumer protection scheme will drive up costs, and consumer advocates question what will change for passengers.

  • Chris Zappone
Former senior detective Wayne Dean outside Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Detective accused of accepting flights, cash and hotel stays as bribes

Former policeman Wayne Dean allegedly staged faux interviews to settle civil disputes. Also charged are a building company boss, travel agent and debt collector.

  • Grant McArthur

Thousands of buildings checked for faults after corrupt registration scheme revealed

Builders convicted of involvement in construction licensing scams are being banned from the industry as thousands of properties are checked for faults and safety concerns.

  • Grant McArthur
Sarah Court at a recent parliamentary hearing.

Top enforcer to police ‘the rules of the game’ as new boss of corporate watchdog

Sarah Court will take over as head of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in a sign that more action will be taken against misbehaving businesses.

  • Shane Wright