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news January 31, 2026
Four years after Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised a budget geared more to wellbeing, the initiative has foundered, with no framework for monitoring or evaluation across government.
international relations January 31, 2026
‘Level-headed and respected’: Mr Moriarty goes to Washington
Succeeding Kevin Rudd as Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Greg Moriarty will need all his diplomatic acumen to navigate a volatile administration.
technology January 31, 2026
Is Sam Altman the world’s most dangerous man?
OpenAI founder Sam Altman is building a trillion-dollar enterprise that feeds on vast resources of water, energy and intellectual property – and may never turn a profit.
politics January 31, 2026
Pauline Hanson and the AI ‘slopaganda’ election
One Nation was the first Australian political party to register a website. Now, the party is poised to exploit AI ‘slopaganda’ in the 2028 election campaign.
politics January 31, 2026
Exclusive: Larissa Waters on the Greens’ pitch to Labor
In an interview with The Saturday Paper, the leader of the Australian Greens outlines her vision for the party as a ‘happy outcome’ of the split between the Liberal and National parties.
health January 31, 2026
Exclusive: Misfeasance case paves way for robodebt action
A damning judgement of ‘highhandedness or cynical disregard’ by the Medicare watchdog has established a new front for civil litigation of public servants named in the robodebt royal commission.
politics January 31, 2026
‘She’s dead … they’re amateurs’: The plot to roll Sussan Ley
The Liberal Party is expected to vote on its leadership on Tuesday, with Ley having been undermined by the ‘ego and hubris of two conservative men who can’t work out who wants to be the leader’.
law & crime January 24, 2026
The making of a tobacco warlord
The arrest of Kazem Hamad in Iraq is welcomed by Australian authorities, although the illicit tobacco trade that built his brutal empire shows no sign of waning.
news January 24, 2026
ABC whistleblower reaches the Federal Court
A long-running case connected to the ABC axing The Checkout has resulted in a new finding on whistleblower liability.
international relations January 24, 2026
Trump, Greenland and the end of NATO
ANALYSIS: The US president’s erratic campaign to acquire Greenland forces Europe to strategise for NATO’s demise, and Asia to think about the limits of American power.
environment January 24, 2026
Murray Watt’s licence to kill endangered species
Murray Watt’s latest approval for Korea Zinc includes a table that explicitly permits the company to kill thousands of native animals a year, including critically endangered species such as the swift parrot.
