Tim Ayres
- Opinion
- AI
It’s already too late to stop AI. But before the p(doom), let’s consider the p(boom)
Pope Leo says management of the new tech is now humanity’s most important mission. Australia is uniquely well-placed to play a role in that endeavour.
- Peter Hartcher
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These regions are key to Albanese’s Future Made in Australia vision. Why are people leaving?
Population decline is complicating Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s mission to prop up the nation’s ailing critical industries.
- Brittany Busch and Shane Wright
‘Rules are in flux’: $2b bailout for Rio Tinto as Labor cites national sovereignty
The Albanese government is doubling down on its strategy to prop up the nation’s ailing manufacturing sector.
- Mike Foley
Data centres should back renewable transition to ensure priority under new guidelines
Advocates say the massive amount of energy and water required to run AI tech nodes poses a risk to Australian resources and energy security.
- Brittany Busch
- Analysis
- Political leadership
The toughest head-to-head battles between Albanese’s ministry and Taylor’s new front bench
Here are the five key Labor-Liberal ministerial match-ups that will help determine the success or failure of Angus Taylor’s opposition.
- James Massola
- Exclusive
- Citizenship crisis
The Labor minister who was Canadian for two weeks, despite trying not to be
A senior cabinet minister was a dual citizen for two weeks after Canada changed its citizenship laws, reviving memories of the 2017 citizenship crisis.
- James Massola
- Exclusive
- Energy
‘Dud project’: How Andrew Forrest’s green dreams cost taxpayers $80m
It vowed it would create a new export industry for Australia, but documents reveal Fortescue’s failed green hydrogen factory cost taxpayers millions while the company spruiked its “successes” overseas.
- Eryk Bagshaw and Nick Toscano