Albanese Moves to Block Data Centres Near Homes and Farms
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put a national rulebook for AI data centres to the states and territories, with conditions
August 2026
Parliament Passes Law Forcing Tech Giants to Pay for News
Parliament has passed the news bargaining bill, requiring Meta, Google, TikTok and LinkedIn to sign deals with Australian news publishers
Albanese Asks Trump to Exempt Australia From 12.5pc Tariff
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked President Donald Trump to exempt Australia from the 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian
Australia Counts Every Household as 2026 Census Night Arrives
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is counting about 10.5 million households on Census night. Roughly 3.5 million forms had been
Melbourne Defence Arson Probed as Far-Left Terrorism
Counter-terrorism police in Australia are treating a fire at a Melbourne defence manufacturer as an act of far-left terrorism, the