Launch editor @POLITICO_AUS. You know me from @axios, AI Leadership Lab, @EU_Commission and @UKgovcomms 🏳️🌈 🇦🇺 🇧🇪
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Late to my own news here: I'm re-joining @politico, to launch the company into Australia.
We're heading heading Down Under🇦🇺 first with a Canberra Playbook.
More here politico.com/blogs/politico-…
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In a randomised trial, software developers using AI took 19% longer to complete tasks. Yet they believed AI had made them 20% faster.
At the ‘Evidence in Action’ event, I argued for a government that tests what works, and saves money by learning from the results. ministers.treasury.gov.au/mi… #randomistas
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The 19%/20% figures are from a July 2025 METR study of experienced open-source developers using early-2025 AI tools, which the authors describe as an outdated snapshot; a 2026 follow-up found some evidence for speedup with newer tools.
metr.org/blog/2025-07-1…
metr.org/blog/2026-02-2…
arxiv.org/abs/2507.09089
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COLUMN: To save Australia’s economy, Albanese must share the AI gains and budget pains
Another interest rate hike and a renewed search for savings puts Australia’s prime minister in a bind. #auspol
politico.com/news/magazine/2…
7 lessons for Australian political strategists from the US midterms politi.co/4BKjSgx via @POLITICO_AUS
To save Australia’s economy, Albanese must share the AI gains and budget pains
@Paul_Karp new weekly column for @POLITICO_AUS politi.co/4fbQExq
Australian politicians tell us their mid-terms lessons.
In today's @POLITICO_AUS Canberra Playbook (sign-up is free)
politico.com/newsletters/can…
REMINDER: @SenOssoff grew up eating Vegemite: his grandpa's from Footscray, his nana's from Brisbane and his mum grew up in Sydney
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Albanese had to personally intervene to sign off on major changes to a $560 million program delivering Labor’s election commitments, including $6 million for the Marrickville Golf Club, less than a month after the guidelines were first approved.
Paul Karp has the scoop for @POLITICO_AUS politico.com/news/2026/11/04…
The Trump era of judicial nominees is over politico.com/news/2026/11/04…
Ryan Heath retweeted
National exit (sample: 79,668) -- Importance of issues to your vote:
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
Crucial/Major - 90%
Minor/No factor - 10%
COST OF LIVING
Crucial/Major - 89%
Minor/No factor - 11%
IRAN WAR
Crucial/Major - 74%
Minor/No factor - 26%
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Crucial/Major - 73%
Minor/No factor - 27%
AI & DATA CENTERS
Crucial/Major - 56%
Minor/No factor - 44%
Ryan Heath retweeted
“Let’s do it. Let’s try to call the president.” @DashaBurns and @politico colleagues with some high risk, very real and very brilliant journalism here.
That wait while Trump’s phone rings…
If you’re ever in doubt as a reporter, do this. Think big and just try it.
“I don’t want to be just sitting there for two years vetoing everything.”
President Donald Trump picked up a call from @DashaBurns on POLITICO Elections Live and talked to us about the blue wave and how he’s willing to work with incoming congressional Democrats.
Watch live now: politi.co/4AgCofb
Ryan Heath retweeted
Politico and @DashaBurns deserve a lot of plaudits for this - fabulous TV.
“I don’t want to be just sitting there for two years vetoing everything.”
President Donald Trump picked up a call from @DashaBurns on POLITICO Elections Live and talked to us about the blue wave and how he’s willing to work with incoming congressional Democrats.
Watch live now: politi.co/4AgCofb
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King Charles speaking at CHOGM dinner this evening with PM Andy Burnham at the dinner: “And I must say that, during my visit here, it has been a great pleasure to meet so many Prime Ministers – almost as many as I’ve had at home.”
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If the remaining results go as expected, Democrats will hold governorships in states totaling 392 electoral votes.
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What was the the Women's International Club of #Canberra thinking?
They've admitted the wife of the Russian ambassador as a member — they say on legal advice — and it's prompted a walkout of other members, who object to sharing a club with someone sent here and paid for by the Kremlin, as it prosecutes its invasion of #Ukraine.
politico.com/news/2026/11/03…
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BREAKING: Democrats have forcefully taken control of Congress, bolstered by a wave of voter dissatisfaction with Republicans and cost-of-living concerns.
🔗 politi.co/3UwUz0W
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“I don’t want to be just sitting there for two years vetoing everything.”
President Donald Trump picked up a call from @DashaBurns on POLITICO Elections Live and talked to us about the blue wave and how he’s willing to work with incoming congressional Democrats.
Watch live now: politi.co/4AgCofb
We told you three years ago about @jamestalarico -- that's the advantage of reading POLITICO
In 2023, I traveled to Texas to profile a little-known seminarian and state lawmaker.
politico.com/news/magazine/2…
We called @realDonaldTrump during our @politico Live US election coverage.
here's what he told @DashaBurns about why none of this is his fault, but why he'll work with Democrats anyway over the next two years.
Gov. Greg Abbott needs to win 66.6% of the remaining votes in Texas in order to retain his governorship ... he's on 44% with 77% of the votes counted votes.decisiondeskhq.com/rac…
