CANBERRA — POLITICO has launched Canberra Playbook, bringing its signature morning briefing to Australia’s capital for the first time.
Delivered each morning, Canberra Playbook will bring POLITICO’s mix of original reporting, political intelligence, insider sourcing and sharp analysis to readers across Parliament House, government departments, embassies, boardrooms and the wider political and policy community. Canberra Playbook will combine this Australian reporting with in-depth coverage of power centers in the US and Europe, and how decisions there affect Australia and the Pacific. A companion podcast is set to launch in October, the latest addition to POLITICO’s growing Playbook audio franchise.
Led by Australia Launch Editor Ryan Heath, with Paul Karp as Canberra Playbook editor alongside Finn McHugh and Miriam Webber as inaugural co-authors, Canberra Playbook will help readers understand not just what is happening in Canberra, but who is shaping decisions, how power is moving, what comes next and how Australia’s political choices connect to the debates driving other global capitals.
“Canberra is not just Parliament House; it is a real power ecosystem, full of people and institutions shaping Australia’s role in the world,” said Heath. “Canberra Playbook will look where the pack is not, bring the characters and corners of that ecosystem to life, and make global context part of the daily political story. Australia can learn from what is happening elsewhere, and it can lead. Our job is to show how.”
The launch brings POLITICO's Playbook franchise to a third continent, arriving at a moment when Australia is increasingly central to debates already moving through Washington, Brussels and capitals across the globe — from AUKUS and Indo-Pacific security to critical minerals, technology regulation, energy trade-offs and the rise of nationalist politics. Canberra Playbook will track the people and networks shaping those debates, showing readers how decisions made in Canberra affect policy choices across the U.S., Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
“Canberra Playbook combines POLITICO’s indispensable behind-the-scenes coverage of power centers with a new window into Australia and the Indo-Pacific,” said Jonathan Greenberger, POLITICO global editor-in-chief. “In an increasingly interconnected world, where a decision in one capital can shape the choices facing another, this launch deepens the global perspective and impact we provide to the world’s most influential audiences. Australia is central to understanding where global politics and policy are moving next.”
“With Canberra Playbook, POLITICO now has a team and a Playbook on a third continent. That is an extraordinary milestone for our newsroom and for the next chapter of POLITICO’s growth,” said Goli Sheikholeslami, chief executive officer of POLITICO. “It gives us another team on the ground, uncovering what is happening inside a major power center and bringing that reporting into our global newsroom. That is what POLITICO does best: report from the places where power moves and connect those stories for readers around the world.”
Sunday’s Canberra Playbook included exclusive details of Paul Keating’s advice to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on China, how the U.S. ambassador “speaks Trump” and what to watch as Parliament moves on gambling ads, tech regulation and disability support.
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