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Capital Table by Inside Canberra: Inari — One Elegant Bite After Another
Tucked within the bustle of the Canberra Centre, Inari delivers something increasingly difficult to achieve in Canberra dining: genuine atmosphere paired with precision. Walking in late after a meeting with no booking, there was an immediate sense this was not simply another sushi venue trying to imitate sophistication. The smooth jazz humming softly through the…
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Angus Taylor’s Budget Reply: Coalition Draws a Sharp Line on Immigration, Energy and Tax
The Coalition has used its 2026 Budget Reply to deliver one of the clearest ideological contrasts seen in recent years, with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor arguing Australia is suffering from what he described as “big government” failure across housing, energy, migration and living standards. In a speech framed around economic freedom, Taylor accused the Albanese…
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Budget 2026-27 National Press Club Address: Chalmers’ high-risk economic gamble
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…
