by Capital Brief
On The Call is a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia’s centres of power. Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down each week with our journalists to dissect what we’re watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers, live.
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July 9, 2026
<p>AI giant Anthropic is circling Australia, with reports suggesting it is looking to secure a massive amount of data centre capacity Down Under. That has kicked off a cycle of debate about what companies will build those data centres, whether copyright reform will be needed, and the biggest question of all: is this good for Australia?<br>We discuss:<br></p><ul><li>The leaked request for proposal which revealed Anthropic's Australian plans<br></li><li>The shares that popped on the news<br></li><li>The uncertainty over whether Anthropic plans to train new models here<br></li><li>A counterintuitive take on the copyright reform debate<br></li><li>Why former industry minister Ed Husic is a skeptical voice<br></li><li>The growing data centre backlash in Australia<br></li><li>How the global markets are feeling about the AI boom<br></li></ul><p><br>On The Call is a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia's centres of power.<br>Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down with Capital Brief's best journalists to dissect what we're watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers live.<br>Subscribe to join our weekly live discussion on Thursdays at 12pm AEST: <br><a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/</a><br>Sign up to our free weekday newsletter, The Edition: <br><a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/</a></p>
July 2, 2026
<p>KPMG's whistleblower scandal has snowballed into a reckoning for the Big Four. A number of senior executives have resigned. Lendlease has ended its 68 year old relationship with the firm. Government departments, including the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian National Audit Office have put their contracts with the firm for its own whistleblower service under review. Now, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino is weighing tougher rules for the sector.</p><p><br /></p><p>We discuss:</p><ul><li>KPMG's whistleblower scandal and the parliamentary testimony that took it to the next level.</li><li>The cascading resignations and client losses, including the RBA, ATO and Australian National Audit Office dropping KPMG's FairCall service.</li><li>Are Australia's whistleblower protection laws strong enough?</li><li>The role of external law firms Ashurst and Allens in KPMG's internal investigations.</li><li>The callback to PwC’s tax scandal and EY allegations over the Prime Minister's bank details and what they say about cultural issues across the Big Four.</li><li>Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino's consultation paper and the case for splitting audit from consulting.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>On The Call is a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia's centres of power.</p><p><br /></p><p>Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down with Capital Brief's best journalists to dissect what we're watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers live.</p><p><br /></p><p>Subscribe to join our weekly live discussion on Thursdays at 12pm AEDT: <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/</a></p><p>Sign up to our free weekly newsletter, The Edition: <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/</a></p>
June 25, 2026
<p>The latest Capital Brief/DemosAU poll shows the Coalition's primary vote has collapsed 5% in a single month, putting the Liberal party closer to the Greens than to One Nation. Meanwhile, Labor's CGT and negative gearing reforms have passed the Senate after a deal with the Greens.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss:</p><ul><li>The Coalition's freefall and why Angus Taylor is struggling to cut through.</li><li>One Nation's social media dominance. </li><li>Whether or not preference flows will work in Pauline Hanson’s favour.</li><li>The global trend of insurgent right-wing parties cannibalising the centre-right.</li><li>Labor's loss of female support and what's driving it</li><li>The Greens deal with Labor to pass the CGT and negative gearing tax reforms - SMSF borrowing to buy property</li><li>Eucalyptus founder Tim Doyle's provocative call for founders to stop their uproar about CGT reform</li></ul><p><br></p><p>On The Call is a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia's centres of power.</p><p><br></p><p>Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down with Capital Brief's best journalists to dissect what we're watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers live.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to join our weekly live discussion on Thursdays at 12pm AEDT: <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/">https://www.capitalbrief.com/on-the-call/</a></p><p>Sign up to our free weekly newsletter, The Edition: <a href="https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/">https://www.capitalbrief.com/newsletters/the-edition/</a></p>
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On The Call is a weekly live conversation with the Capital Brief newsroom on the stories driving the agenda in Australia’s centres of power.
Host Harshdeep Kaur sits down each week with our journalists to dissect what we’re watching and why it matters, and answer questions from our subscribers, live.
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