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China's foreign minister signed a deal with Samoa on Saturday to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia's new leader said he had a "comprehensive plan" for the Pacific, as Beijing and Canberra continued rival campaigns to woo the region.

Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi is touring eight Pacific island nations as part of a strategy to increase Beijing's clout in the region. The move triggered Western countries to strengthen ties and may re-boot the relationship between France and Australia, still suffering from a submarine deal that went wrong.

The safe house provided refuge for migrant women fleeing abuse but with the added burden of not having an income or inherent legitimacy within the welfare system.

A Canberra renter designed the online tool over a weekend after he saw a need for a simple tool to calculate rent increases.

And more dining domes are on their way to Canberra for winter

The Knights won't seriously challenge without at least one world class player in the halves.

In the 1940s, Canberra bureaucrat Roland Wilson built an EV in his backyard and regularly drove it from his home in suburban Forrest to his job in the Parliamentary Triangle

Head of Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn says there's no evidence of a great resignation in teaching as educators walk off the job.

One of your favourite things about Canberra lockdown is making a comeback.