Karen Barlow

The ICAC inquiry has heard how the Nationals senator engaged a lobbyist for the hard-right faction to push colleague Dave Sharma to drop support for changes to the Sex Discrimination Act.

In an interview with The Saturday Paper , the climate minister warns the Greens against teaming with the Coalition to kill a new offsets plan for forests.

Senior Coalition figures say the ICAC's inquiry into branch-stacking and illegal donations overlooks the Reformers' involvement in a bigger issue, lobbying for Catholic cemeteries.

As the government legislates a tax that will force tech companies to compensate news publishers, Communications Minister Anika Wells says she is not afraid of pushback from the sector.

Revelations during ICAC's Operation Rosny have raised new questions about cabinet's handling of the NSW cemetery dispute.

As the Trump administration complains about Australia's ‘extortion' of tech platforms, the Albanese government is pushing ahead with its proposed regulation of algorithms – with the prime minister boasting of a ‘very good' relationship with the US president.

As Labor prioritises a deal on copyright that would water down artists' protections, Open AI has poached a national security adviser from the prime minister's department.

In an interview with The Saturday Paper , Anthony Albanese asserts his relationship with AI executives – at the same time as the companies ramp up their lobbying.

As the Senate hears evidence that AI companies do not know what security breaches their models are capable of, a key committee member complains about the deference being shown to them.

In an exclusive interview following meetings with his counterparts across Asia, the treasurer describes how rising global threats are resonating in Australia, and his shock at the attack on Helen Haines.