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Capital Table
The Wine Room: Strong Plates, Weak Precision Canberra’s premium dining scene increasingly finds itself caught between two competing ambitions: refined hospitality and relaxed accessibility. The Wine Room lands somewhere directly in the middle. On a busy Friday evening, the venue was operating at full pace — perhaps too much so. Arrival involved a noticeable wait…
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Inside Canberra | Markets, Migration and “Abundance”: Andrew Leigh’s Case for Smarter Reform
At a recent Phoenix Society event in Canberra, Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh delivered a pointed defence of markets, migration, and targeted reform—framing what he described as an “abundance agenda” for Australia’s economic future. The conversation, centred on how markets can lower the cost of living, moved well beyond theory. Leigh’s contribution was notable for its…
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Australia–Japan ties deepen as Prime Minister Takaichi to visit Canberra
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to Canberra next week, in a visit that underscores the growing strategic and economic alignment between the two nations. The leaders will meet at Parliament House on 4 May for the annual Australia–Japan Leaders’ Meeting — the fourth time the pair have met, following…