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Capital Brief
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
OwnerScire
EditorJohn McDuling
CEOChris Janz
URLwww.capitalbrief.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedAugust 23, 2023; 2 years ago (August 23, 2023)
Current statusActive

Capital Brief is an Australian news website that primarily covers business and politics. It was launched in August 2023[1] and is aimed at founders, executives, investors, politicians and policymakers.[2][3]

The editor-in-chief is John McDuling, the former national business editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.[4]

Journalists are based in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. They include chief political correspondent Matthew Franklin,[5] VC and startups correspondent Bronwen Clune,[6] legal correspondent Michael Pelly,[7] and markets and finance correspondent Jack Derwin.[8]

Its main newsletter, The Edition, is published at 4.30pm weekdays. Its politics and policy newsletter Political Capital, led by Matthew Franklin, expanded to five days a week in June 2026. Specialist newsletters Capital Gains (banking and finance), Prima Facie (legal affairs), and Sweat Equity (VC and startups) are published weekly.[9]

The company also produces the daily M&A, equity capital markets and VC deals newsletter Letter of Intent, which was acquired in 2023 for an undisclosed sum.[10][11]

Its business model is subscription based[12] and unlike many Australian media companies,[13] it does not collect personal data for advertisement targeting.[14] Its "reader-revenue-first and journalism-first" approach is modelled on the US websites The Information, Axios and Semafor.[15]

The publication includes breaking news provided by national newswire Australian Associated Press in a "briefings" format that is unique to the publication.[16]

It is the first publication from Scire, a start-up launched by former Fairfax Media executives Chris Janz and David Eisman.[17][18] The venture was confirmed in March 2023 after months of speculation in Australian media.[19][20][21][22][23] Janz was previously publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review and led the initiatives that prevented The Age and Herald from discontinuing their print editions.[24]

Scire is backed by Sydney venture capital firm Shearwater Capital.[25]

Notable contributors

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References

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  1. ↑ Song, Darcy (23 August 2023). "Scire's Capital Brief soft-launches to the public". Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "About Capital Brief". Capital Brief. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Scire reveals Capital Brief masthead". influencing.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Chris Janz and David Eisman's Scire names John McDuling as inaugural editor-in-chief". Mediaweek. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Franklin - Capital Brief". www.medianet.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  6. ↑ "Clune brings "lived experience" to Capital Brief reporting (Part 1)". influencing.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ↑ "Capital Brief nabs former AFR legal journo, continues team expansion". www.medianet.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  8. ↑ "Journalist Spotlight | Interview with Jack Derwin, Markets and Finance Correspondent at Capital Brief". www.medianet.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  9. ↑ "Newsletters". Capital Brief. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kal Jamshidi on LinkedIn: It started as a COVID side project". LinkedIn. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "☕️ Rates expectations". Letter of Intent.
  12. ↑ Burrowes, Tim (2024-02-25). "'I love to prove the naysayers wrong': Scire founder Chris Janz on launching a subs-led business publishing challenger". www.unmade.media. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  13. ↑ "Perspective - First party data emerging as the new oil in digital advertising - AdNews". www.adnews.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  14. ↑ "'No personal data': Chasing audience scale, ad exchanges, big tech targeting is publisher folly as media trust plummets, says Scire's Chris Janz, Guardian's Dan Stinton; No-tracking, contextual ads next growth wave | Mi3". www.mi-3.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  15. ↑ "Australian site learns from new generation of U.S. news startups". International News Media Association (INMA). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  16. ↑ "AAP partners with new startup Capital Brief". Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  17. ↑ "Chris Janz's Scire reveals its first title - AdNews". AdNews. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  18. ↑ Media Mavericks Unleashed: Redefining Digital News | Straight Talk Podcast | Mark Bouris, 21 September 2023, retrieved 2024-02-27
  19. ↑ "Former Fairfax executives score VC backing for mystery start-up". Australian Financial Review. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  20. ↑ Madden, James (2023-06-26). "Ex-Nine execs Chris Janz and David Eisman aim to fill news 'void' with business website". The Australian.
  21. ↑ Jaspan, Calum (2023-03-20). "Former Nine/Fairfax execs to launch VC-backed subscription news business Scire". Mumbrella. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  22. ↑ "Chris Janz building a news subscription venture - AdNews". www.adnews.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  23. ↑ Mediaweek (2023-03-26). "Former Nine execs Chris Janz and David Eisman reveal plans to launch a new business publication". Mediaweek. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  24. ↑ Burrowes, Tim (2021-07-12). "How Chris Janz's Blue Team saved The Age and The SMH". Mumbrella. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  25. ↑ "Our companies". Shearwater Capital. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  26. ↑ Google, Anthony Albanese Anthony Albanese is the prime minister of Australia Make us a preferred source Make us a preferred source on (2026-03-03). "Why we're building high-speed rail". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2026-06-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  27. ↑ Google, Allegra Spender Allegra Spender is the independent MP for Wentworth Make us a preferred source Make us a preferred source on (2025-12-09). "Australia's super system can do more than play it safe". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2026-06-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  28. ↑ founder, Robin Khuda Robin is the; Google, CEO of data centre company AirTrunk Make us a preferred source Make us a preferred source on (2025-12-02). "Australia needs new investment pathways for its AI future". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2026-06-30. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  29. ↑ Google, Nicolette Boele Nicolette Boele is the independent federal member for Bradfield Make us a preferred source Make us a preferred source on (2025-11-13). "The Coalition's net zero chaos is scaring off investors". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2026-06-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  30. ↑ Wales, Andrew Bragg Andrew Bragg is a Liberal senator for New South (2025-05-27). "Labor's super tax exposes a conflict of interest at the top". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  31. ↑ Applecart, Anthony Liveris Anthony is the co-founder of US data analytics firm; Axiom, chief executive of biotech investor Proto (2025-05-07). "The Coalition's defeat shows data is no magic bullet". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  32. ↑ CEO, Flavia Tata Nardini Flavia is the; Technologies, co-founder of Fleet Space (2025-04-10). "Australia's opportunity to lead the next mining revolution". Capital Brief. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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