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Australia, China trade barbs over midair encounter above South China Sea

Canberra says Chinese jet dropped flares nears its air force plane as China accuses Australia of airspace intrusion.

Al Jazeera

Grattan on Friday: Albanese and Trump put Australia in holding patterns on election timing and tariffs

When parliamentarians left Canberra on Thursday after the fortnight sitting, federal politics had the air of an uneasy waiting game.

The Conversation

New play Housework is a future Australian classic – a Don’s Party for our time

Housework, a new play by Emily Steel, lifts the rock off politics to expose its crawling, ruthless, yet undeniably comic underside. The result is masterful, hilarious and deeply incisive.

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All Stars a chance for Puru to prove he belongs in NRL

Cronulla's new recruit Hohepa Puru is hoping to prove he belongs at NRL level by putting on a show for the Indigenous All Stars.

AAP

Fogarty philosophical in Raiders' halves-spot battle

No.7 Jamal Fogarty is undaunted at having to play for his future this season, vying with Ethan Sanders and Ethan Strange for a Canberra halves spot long term.

AAP

Rare Corpse Flower Blooms In Australian Capital

Discover the rare and fascinating phenomenon of corpse flowers blooming in Australia, emitting a pungent odor that draws crowds.

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Australia holds its nose for the 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months

A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such extraordinary flowering in as many months

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Raiders outgun understrength Panthers in NRL trial

Canberra's NRL future-proofing looks set to bear fruit in 2025 after the Raiders clinched a 22-16 trial win over Penrith.

AAP

How to Make the Most of a Small Meeting Room in Canberra

Small meeting rooms can often feel restrictive, but with the right approach, they can become highly functional and efficient spaces. Whether used for brainstorming sessions, client consultations, or team collaborations, a compact meeting area can be ...

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Ireland's Canberra duo set to duel with Scots' Wallaby

Canberra's Mack Hansen and Finlay Bealham are making good progress after injury and are set to play in the European champions' Six Nations clash with Scotland.

AAP

‘Complex’ blaze at Sydney recycling factory – as it happened

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Unbeaten City snatch Victory draw, Mariners batter Jets

Melbourne City have drawn 1-1 with Melbourne Victory to remain top of the A-League Women, while Central Coast thrashed Newcastle and Canberra defeated Perth.

AAP

Brumbies disappointed by Canberra Rugby World Cup snub

Rugby union legends have questioned why Canberra has been overlooked as a Rugby World Cup host, with the capital's aging stadium blamed for the snub.

AAP

Canberra's Ireland rugby duo set sights on England

Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen, Ireland's Canberra rugby recruits, have been selected to face England in the Six Nations opener in Dublin.

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Morning Mail: where Dutton’s cost-cutting axe could fall, pushback at Trump’s grants pause, Mona Lisa to move

Analysis shows many of the public service jobs added by Labor are not actually in Canberra

The Guardian - AU

Dutton wants to slash thousands of government jobs in an Elon Musk-style crusade. But what’s actually on the chopping block?

Cutting the 36,000 new public servant roles created under Albanese could lead to delayed payments and affect disability services, Labor says

The Conversation

Carol Jerrems captured Melbourne and Sydney of the 1970s, understanding photography as a collaboration

Australian photographer Carol Jerrems took an expansive approach to portraiture. She experimented with seriality – constructing narratives and meaning across multiple frames – and understood photography as a collaboration between her subjects, her camera and herself.

AAP

Sky Blues awarded victory from abandoned ALW match

Sydney FC's 2-0 result in an abandoned match against Canberra United has been allowed to stand, giving the A-League Women club their second win of the season.

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Bendigo's Wilson breaks WNBL assists record

Finals-bound Bendigo have taken a stranglehold on the WNBL top spot after two more wins.

AAP

Victory beat Glory in ALW, Canberra down Wanderers

Melbourne Victory defender Kayla Morrison has scored her second goal of the season to lead her side to a 1-0 win over Perth Glory.

AAP

Mariners wary of Sky Blues after lightning display

Sydney FC may be lowly ranked on the A-League Women table but their clinical display in a lightning-disrupted match has given Central Coast much to think about.

AAP

Lightning forces abandonment of Sydney-Canberra clash

Sydney FC's A-League Women match against Canberra United has been abandoned due to lightning, with the Sky Blues leading 2-0 at the time.

AAP

Melbourne City beat Roar to go four points clear in ALW

Melbourne City have defeated Brisbane Roar 2-0, while Melbourne Victory beat Newcastle 2-0 and Canberra secured a 2-1 triumph over Western United.

The Conversation

Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

AAP

Capitals trump Geelong, Lynx extend WNBL winning streak

A star performance from Nyadiew Puoch has helped the Canberra Capitals cruise to an 89-69 WNBL win over Geelong United, while Perth defeated Adelaide.

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