Business warns Labor’s CGT push could chill investment A widening rift has opened between the government and major employers over proposed capital gains tax changes, with business groups urging Labor to narrow any reforms to housing and WA’s Premier Roger Cook warning the plan could deter foreign capital in the mining sector. The dispute matters because it goes to the heart of Labor’s economic pitch—balancing revenue and fairness against investment confidence—while setting up a sharper political fight with the Coalition and industry ahead of legislation. Covered by: Australian Financial Review, The West Australian, The Australian. EU trade deal in jeopardy as Coalition flags climate “lock-in” The Coalition is warning it may oppose the Australia–EU free-trade agreement, arguing it would entrench Labor’s climate settings and disadvantage agriculture. With trade diversification and farm market access at stake, the standoff raises the prospect of a major international

“It impressed me how the event brought a California or Silicon Valley-esque atmosphere to Sydney,” The Age & Sydney Morning Herald’s Technology Editor David Swan said of the recent AWS Sydney Summit. Held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, the event saw over 12,000 people attend over two days.  Swan told Influencing the energy on the exhibition floor “mirrored a Dreamforce or a re: Invent in the US”. “As a third-party observer, [it was] very impressive and quite rare to see when most events in Australia do pale in comparison in terms of both attendance numbers and energy to their US counterparts”.  The summit coincided with the 20th anniversary of AWS's launch, with Australian operations set up in 2012 and New Zealand in 2025.  Additionally, Chris Casey, newly-appointed Managing Director of AWS in Australia and New Zealand, told Influencing the event was also off the back of AWS’s “new $20 billion investment, which is already being depl

For generations, aspiring journalists were told there was a path to somewhat secure full-time employment. Not an easy path by any means and not one readily available to those unable to spend significant time doing unpaid internships and then working in atrociously paid entry-level positions. Nonetheless, there was a well-trodden path. Get a degree, do internships while and immediately after studying, freelance, develop a portfolio, maybe do some corporate work, maybe move to a regional area, land an entry-level full-time job, then start inching your way up the greasy pole. That traditional career ladder hasn’t entirely disappeared. But its early rungs are disappearing. Junior jobs are fiercely contested. Freelance budgets have thinned. Youth-media mastheads that once gave young writers a start have shrunk or been shuttered.    For David Allen, Patrick Lenton and Jackson Langford, the crisis is not abstract. Each has lived through a different version of it. A

Image source: FPJ   A 46-year-old journalist attached to a leading Tamil daily in Coimbatore was arrested on May 26, 2026, in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a minor girl.  The arrest followed a complaint lodged by the girl’s parents at the All Women Police Station, Coimbatore South. According to The Hindu, the accused, a native of Tenkasi, was arrested from his native place on Tuesday. According to police sources, the accused had been living alone at his Coimbatore residence while his wife was at her native place for postnatal care. They allege that he used his acquaintance with the girl’s family to lure the minor to his residence last week and sexually assaulted her. The girl escaped and informed her parents, who then approached the police. An officer at Pothanur Police Station confirmed to Influencing India that the journalist was arrested under the POCSO Act. “The case is under investigation by senior officers,” the official sai

Wednesday, 27 May 2026 #1  ·  Times City  ·  In-depth feature Covert Units At All Police Stns To Counter Terrorism By Deeksha Bh. & Abhinav T.   ·   The Times of India  ·  Page 3 New Delhi is establishing specialised Counter Terrorism Units (CTUs) at every police station to monitor suspicious activities and radicalised youth. The units will be tasked with intelligence gathering, surveillance of extremist networks, and real-time threat assessment, representing a significant structural expansion of Delhi's counter-terror apparatus. Officials detail the functions, responsibilities, and digital tools these units will deploy. The story draws on official sources and internal policy details to explain a significant institutional shift in Delhi's policing architecture, going beyond announcement journalism to outline operational mandates and threat vectors the units are designed to address. #2  ·

CNBC-TV18, in partnership with IndiaBonds are set to host the India Fixed Income Summit 2026 in Mumbai on May 26, bringing together policymakers, regulators, investors and financial sector leaders.  The summit will discuss the future of India’s bond markets, with key focus areas including retail participation, regulatory reforms, infrastructure financing and technology-driven transformation.  SEBI Executive Director Maninder Cheema and NSE MD and CEO Ashish Chauhan will deliver keynote addresses, reported Adgully.  Senior leaders from NSDL, NSE, India INX, CRISIL, Jio Credit, Franklin Templeton and other institutions are also expected to participate in the discussions.

A revamped Culture and Equity category has seen four winners at this year’s Women in ICT Awards, hosted by Foundry/ARN. The awards recognised NEXTGEN’s Sally McIntosh in the distributor category, Cognizant’s Jessica Finn in the multinational partner category, InfoTrust’s Ffrances Lawes in the partner category and HP’s Kirsty Scott in the vendor category. The category is also one of two personal soft spots for Foundry Editorial Director Cathy O’Sullivan, alongside the Community Impact category.  “It's always wonderful to see women who are going above and beyond just their day-to-day role and the other ways that they contribute to the wider community,” O’Sullivan told Influencing.   “We had some excellent entries in there from women who are helping groups and helping internally in their own organisations.” O’Sullivan added there were impressive entries across each of the categories that saw 222 finalists across the different categories. She called out th