Australia’s gas companies are poised to cash in on a huge revenue surge in the fallout from the Iran war, intensifying calls for higher taxes.

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Australian National University's leadership approved a controversial $250 million cost-cutting program without a clear understanding of the problem it was trying to solve or the risks involved, a repo...

The industry increased its spending by about 50 per cent from the year before as it battled a major tax change that could have cost it billions.

A war-induced oil shock is bad, but a supercharged version of a familiar climate pattern could add to the misery.

TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.

Evan Frondorf, a senior executive at Anthropic, tells Senate committee the AI giant would invest heavily in new power supply to support its data centres.

Australia’s science agency is cutting more than 100 jobs in its Environment Research Unit, which critics say will crush our capacity to predict climate change.

Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Intergenerational inequality will only be dealt with by taxing the people that have the money, not by cutting the taxes of those who don't have it.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland asked Paul Brereton to explain why his ongoing ties to Defence had not been "adequately" disclosed in a letter sent last year.

Committee: Economics References Committee Date referred: 26 November 2025 Submissions close: 30 January 2026 Reporting date: 31 March 2026 Terms of Reference Funding and resourcing for the Commonwealt...

Amid fits and starts, Australia's energy transition turned a big corner in 2025, as renewables shot past fossil fuels despite demand records.

Tenants are being forced to hand over excessive personal data when applying for rental properties, with new research warning that applicants' personal information could be at risk.

A pioneering female lawyer who established a national personal injury firm from Canberra and called out a former High Court…

A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher commissioned the review in early 2023 after the Coalition was accused of stacking dozens of plum positions.

TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.

In his first interview, new Bureau of Meteorology chief Stuart Minchin has revealed the eye-watering true cost of its lambasted new website.

Labor is targeting a domestic reservation system that would ensure enough extra gas to bring down prices but not so much that producers rein in output.

Almost a decade after one was recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

The Home Affairs assistant secretary claims money was spent on overinflated contracts or for services that were never provided.

As Sudan's Darfur region faces an escalating crisis, hundreds are dead and families abroad wait helplessly for news of loved ones.

In a report card on Labor’s transparency record, the Centre for Public Integrity claims it has failed in six of seven fields.

Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists...

'That's my family ... she was truly irreplaceable.'

Of the 2m flood-prone houses across the country, at least 70% have had values reduced, a new report by Climate Council and PropTrack has found

Week-long count by citizen scientists around Australia gathers crucial data on our unique birdlife and is now in its 12th year

The federal government this week overhauled its superannuation tax reforms. Now the union movement says it should radically overhaul taxes on gas exports.

Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999

The construction of new homes in Canberra's north remains on hold after a koala was spotted. Now, a dead koala has been found nearby.

Santos's Darwin gas plant is set for a new lease of life despite a major methane leak. The company told federal officials the risk it could be forced to meet best practice on carbon emissions was "int...

Diehard Richmond fan "Tiger Shaun" says he's watched on in horror as gambling advertising and sponsorships have come to dominate football — and become a constant reminder of the addiction he has strug...

The research, conducted by academics at ANU, suggests the massive offshore gas project off the coast of Western Australia will cause warming of 0.00039 degrees.

South Australia has become Australia's first state to ban AI-generated political ads and deepfakes aimed at misleading voters, with the changes coming into effect on Monday. Political parties, MPs and...

It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...

Australian Tax Office data shows the average uni graduate now takes more than a decade to clear their student loan, with 200,000 more owing $50,000 and above.