Capital Brief
Australian business and politics, centrist and market-oriented
Background
Capital Brief launched in August 2023 in Sydney. It is the first publication from Scire, founded by Chris Janz and David Eisman, who both previously worked at Fairfax Media and Nine. John McDuling, a veteran business journalist, is among its senior editorial figures. In 2023 it raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Shearwater Capital, and Tenmile is also listed as an investor. It has newsrooms or staff in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. It later received about A$686,400 from the Australian government's Journalism Assistance Fund, which has been a subject of political debate in Australia. Its audience is founders, executives, investors and policymakers, and it frames the world through a 'new economy' lens with a pro-business, market-oriented outlook rather than a clear party-political line. It publishes newsletters and analysis, and coverage of the Trump administration is mostly limited to its effects on Australian trade, markets and foreign policy. Specific editorial controversies are not well documented in the sources I found.
Sources
- About Capital Brief
- Capital Brief - Wikipedia
- Over a year on, how is Capital Brief going? (Crikey)
- Capital Brief - Crunchbase
- Introducing Capital Brief - John McDuling
- Journalism Assistance Fund recipients: full list
Profile compiled 2026-11-06; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.