5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (28+ words) The Albanese government has stated ambitions to develop sovereign AI capability in Australia. But tech companies eyeing a slice of the action aren't exactly sure what that means....

17+ min ago  (149+ words) Having shuttered branches in rural and regional areas, National Australia Bank, ANZ, Westpac and the Bank of Queensland are now threatening the viability of remaining branches and ATMs, small lenders claim. In a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer…...

45+ min ago  (104+ words) One Nation's rise has dominated headlines in the five months since Demos AU/Capital Brief began polling federal politics. But the deeper numbers also show a consistent, though subtle, improvement for Coalition Leader Angus Taylor as he attempts to arrest…...

48+ min ago  (112+ words) Sydney-based investment firm Factory Capital is planning to invest upwards of $25 million to build businesses targeting peri- and post-menopause " or "midlife" " interventions. The outlay will support establishing the Institute Advancing Women's Health (In AWH), a new non-profit working with clinicians…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (220+ words) For the second time in as many years, Australia's venture capitalists have filled the nation's column inches with warnings that tax changes will imperil the country's future. It's a striking contrast to the confidence and optimism they typically project about…...

22+ hour, 14+ min ago  (163+ words) The federal government helped to relieve the immediate pressure of surging fuel prices on households by cutting the fuel excise temporarily in the immediate aftermath of the US-Iran war. This should help take the pressure off inflation in the short-term....

21+ hour, 35+ min ago  (229+ words) The news: US President Donald Trump has indicated a deal with Iran could be struck soon, writing on Truth Social on Sunday morning (AEST) that he is in the Oval Office and had a "very good call" concerning Iran. What…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (18+ words) Nasdaq-listed neocloud Sharon AI has appointed former Telstra CEO Andy Penn as the chair of its board....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (29+ words) Telstra's longest serving CEO has arrived as Sharon AI's chair with a stamp of approval, shrugging off criticisms about the firm in an interview with Capital Brief....

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1114+ words) Capital Brief New Fed chair Kevin Warsh walks into possible rate hike trap Plus: Wall St in eighth straight week of gains; Andy Penn backs Sharon AI in interview; Gabbard joins growing list of Trump's departed chiefs. Good morning. Here's…...