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Brittany Busch

Brittany Busch

Brittany Busch is a federal politics reporter for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.

Anthony Albanese in parliament this week.

Australia politics as it happened: Coalition attacks Labor for fuel supply issues in question time

The Coalition says Labor is being too secretive about how fuel supplies will get to the regions, as question time resumes in the House of Representatives.

  • Nick Newling and Brittany Busch

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Childcare misconduct reports have increased in the last year by 40 per cent while stories of abuse made national headlines in 2025.

Numbers of kids in childcare falls despite subsidy cost nearing $4b for quarter

A social research expert warned there were lessons from the latest data for the prime minister’s ambition of universal childcare.

  • Brittany Busch
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia is well-placed and well-prepared to deal with the Middle East war impacts, but he warns “we will be buffeted”.

Australia politics as it happened: Treasurer Jim Chalmers responds to latest inflation figures; question time returns to parliament

Monthly inflation figures softened to 3.7 per cent, as question time returned to the House of Representatives.

  • Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have said Australia’s oil supplies have been arriving onshore as planned.

Australia’s emergency plan starts with carpooling, escalates to fuel caps

Environment Minister Murray Watt on Wednesday dismissed the prospect of a cap at $40, as that figure was used as a hypothetical example seven years ago.

  • Brittany Busch
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meets with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, on Tuesday 24 March 2026.

Australia politics as it happened: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets Anthony Albanese in Canberra

The long-awaited Australia-EU free trade deal is being finalised on Tuesday, when von der Leyen becomes the first woman to address a joint sitting of the Australian parliament.

  • Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
South Australia’s premier won a thumping victory at the state election.

Labor seeks to drive wedge between Hanson and working-class base

The re-elected Labor premier derided Pauline Hanson’s “landmine” comments and warned the minor party’s ascendancy could have federal implications.

  • Paul Sakkal and Brittany Busch
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Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres has outlined the expectations investors should meet for their Australian projects.

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
The Iranian embassy in Canberra, where diplomat Mohammad Pournajaf worked.

Top Iranian diplomat defected, received asylum in secret escape

Iran’s second most senior diplomat in Australia defected from the hardline regime and received asylum in Australia three years ago, a fact that has stayed secret until now.

  • Brittany Busch and Matthew Knott
Our team is on the ground in Beirut.

US-Iran war live updates: IEA to release 400 million barrels of oil; Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon as humanitarian concerns grow; Iran using cluster munitions on Israel

Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

  • Emily Kaine, Sarah McPhee, Lynette Eyb, Brittany Busch and Alexander Darling
Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

Running on fumes: Dirty fuel to fill gaps amid warnings of $3-a-litre petrol

Australia’s sulphur limits for fuel will be lowered in an emergency move as forecasts warn of unprecedented price increases.

  • Mike Foley and Brittany Busch