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The F/A-18 Hornet under the Aperture in the Middle East Gallery, seen during a visit to view construction work of Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Wednesday 2 July

From Black Hawks to $2 pool noodles: Inside the new Anzac Hall

Engineering and architectural nous is behind the controversial expansion of the Australian War Memorial, which will include helicopters, armoured vehicles and an F/A-18A Hornet.

  • Julie Power

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Kingston councillor Jane Agirtan.

Look who’s back – and with back pay after escaping conviction

These are happy days for a local councillor who’s returned to duty after an intervention order breach.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull has been critical of the AUKUS deal.

Any AUKUS pledges ‘won’t be worth paper they’re written on’: Turnbull

The former prime minister says it is impossible for Australia to promise nuclear-powered submarines for a hypothetical contingency.

  • Michael Koziol
Director of the Australian National Dictonary Centre Professor Amanda Laugesen.

From bluey to bogans: Researchers who help define how the nation speaks to lose their jobs

For almost 40 years, the words the nation uses in speech, newspapers and books has been mapped by a small team at the Australian National Dictionary Centre.

  • Christopher Harris
Getting the band back together: ex-adviser Angela Pippos and former MP Zoe Daniel are hitting the speaking circuit.

No, Zoe Daniel has not exited the stage

The former teal independent MP is stepping out in a new direction as part of a double act.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Tens of thousands take part in Budapest Pride.

They tried to ban Pride. Instead, they got Hungary’s biggest anti-government protest in years

More than 180,000 protesters took over the streets of Budapest, many saying they marched not just for LGBTQ rights but in opposition to what they see as an increasingly authoritarian government.

  • Rob Harris
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman, at a press conference during the Prime Minister’s visit to the Amazon Spheres in Seattle, United States of America, on Saturday 14 June 2025. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Amazon boosts Australian investment to $20 billion to meet AI, data demands

The global tech giant will boost its investment in Australia to $20 billion by 2029 to meet surging demand for access to artificial intelligence, web storage and hosting, and more.

  • James Massola
Jacob Greber and Laura Tingle

ABC reveals Laura Tingle’s 7.30 replacement

ABC political correspondent Jacob Greber will take up the highly scrutinised position on the flagship current affairs program.

  • Cindy Yin and Calum Jaspan
Yoogali SC.

They’re the best soccer team in the bush. But they’ve got nowhere to play

Yoogali SC are one of regional Australia’s great sporting stories. But instead of being celebrated, they’re being shut out of the game.

  • Vince Rugari
Lunetta, Canberra.
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Canberra’s newest hatted restaurant is a beacon of big-night energy

“Whatever the pasta is, order it,” says our critic of Lunetta, where a young chef is charcoal-grilling high on the hill.

  • David Matthews

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