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Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil’s visit to Phillip on Thursday was designed to showcase Labor’s housing agenda in action: a new affordable housing project, partnerships across government and community housing, and a clear message that Australia must “build, build, build”. But beneath the positive announcement, the press conference exposed several unresolved tensions in the Government’s…

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and Nationals Leader Matt Canavan have used a visit to a Narrabundah open home to intensify criticism of the Federal Government’s housing and economic policies, arguing affordability is moving further out of reach for many Australians. Joined by Shadow Housing Minister Senator Andrew Bragg and ACT Liberal Senate candidate Nick Tyrrell,…

Canberra’s diplomatic community gathered at the National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday evening to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Italian Republic, hosted by His Excellency Nicola Lerner, Ambassador of Italy to Australia. The reception brought together parliamentarians, diplomats, defence representatives, business leaders, members of the Italian-Australian community and invited guests to commemorate one of the…

Canberra’s diplomatic community gathered at the Canberra Rex Hotel this week to celebrate Africa Day 2026, marking the anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963 and reflecting on the growing relationship between Australia and the nations of Africa. The evening brought together African Heads of Mission, Australian ministers, parliamentarians, diplomats,…

Canberra’s diplomatic community gathered at The Marion at Regatta Point on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Independence Day of Georgia, marking 107 years since the declaration of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918. Hosted by the Ambassador of Georgia to Australia, His Excellency Mr Beka Dvali, the reception brought together diplomats, parliamentarians, business…

At the National Press Club of Australia this week, former Australian Treasurer and former Ambassador to Washington Joe Hockey joined former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for one of the more revealing geopolitical conversations seen in Canberra this year.  While the discussion covered everything from China to trade tensions and the future of Donald Trump’s presidency, it was…

A renewed national debate over sex-based rights, gender identity protections and women-only spaces has erupted in Parliament, following the introduction of a private member’s bill seeking to redefine sex in federal law as “biological and binary.”  Nationals Leader Senator Matt Canavan joined campaigner Sal Grover and Nationals MP Alison Penfold in backing the proposed legislation, arguing that amendments made to the…

The Albanese Government has attempted to reassure Australians that fuel supplies remain secure amid ongoing Middle East instability — but it was the Government’s increasingly murky tax and housing agenda that dominated attention during the Prime Minister’s latest press conference. While the Prime Minister opened with optimistic commentary about fuel reserves and supply chains, repeatedly…

By Inside Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers arrived at the National Press Club determined to frame Budget 2026–27 as both “responsible” and “ambitious” — a reform budget responding to global instability while reshaping Australia’s economic future. But beneath the carefully crafted language lies a budget built on contradictions, political reversals and a series of risky economic…