Canberra
CBD
CBD
Jane Hume is reunited with her Lycra buddy
Canberra is a small town, as the Coalition senator found when she relived a viral moment at the Midwinter Ball.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Latest
CBD feels the love at the Midwinter Ball
Business leaders, lobbyists, media executives and actors have descended on Canberra for a night of shameless networking … sorry, raising money for charity.
- by Stephen Brook
Opinion
Alcohol
Barnaby’s booze ban? I’m thirsty for the details
As iron-cast as Barnaby Joyce’s willpower obviously is, those of us playing along at home were hoping for … something more.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Albanese tears up over alleged threats to family
An alleged teenaged terrorist is said to have vowed to behead a Labor politician and professed admiration for the Christchurch mass killer.
- by Olivia Ireland and Perry Duffin
Assange’s defiant gesture on return as wife asks for time to recover
Stella Assange says her husband needs time to recover but also signalled the start of a campaign for a presidential pardon.
- by Matthew Knott, David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Assange saga
The dark footnote in the history of tiny island where Assange was freed
After 14 years, the many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s legal woes were finally decided on Saipan – a little-known Pacific island.
- by Lisa Visentin
The Tuck gives our senator in Canberra goosebumps
Senator Ralph Babet was thrilled to be centre stage in the presence of US pundit Tucker Carlson.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Icy weather locks in across south-east Australia after crisp winter morning
Parts of the country have experienced the coldest June morning in almost 30 years and the cold snap is expected to last for days.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Rude, inappropriate’: Albanese toughens language on Cheng Lei incident as Chinese premier departs
The PM insisted his government has improved relations with China without giving ground on core values.
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland
Analysis
China relations
Chinese officials were rude and belligerent. Why did that take Albanese so long to say?
After a night to workshop his response, Albanese seemed to generously imply the embassy officials who tried to block Cheng Lei were little more than bumbling buffoons.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
China relations
Beijing is not on our side. Let’s not fall for a pair of therapy pandas
Premier Li Qiang’s visit confirmed the mask is back on and the tactics have changed, but China’s strategy has not.
- by Peter Hartcher
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