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President Election: Counting of votes begins in Parliament House

The counting is taking place in Room No 63 in Parliament House and the result is expected to be declared by afternoon. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Explained| Why is there outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’?

What are the various allegations raised against the revised sculpture atop the new Parliament House?

The Hindu

Over 99% polling in peaceful Presidential polls; Murmu gets a few Opposition votes

The counting will take place from 11 a.m. at Parliament House on Thursday

The Hindu

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Parliament House can't be used for dharnas, strikes: Rajya Sabha Secretariat

The latest circular comes amid opposition outrage over the "gag order" on using certain words in Parliament.

The Hindu

MPs rip parliament for 'hoarded lunches', faults

MPs have cried foul over fellow lawmakers hoarding food as well as faulty facilities at parliament that are causing inconvenience.

Bangkok Post

Napier Waller Prize winner announced

Retired army major Anneke Jamieson has won the Napier Waller Art Prize, which is being awarded at an exhibition at Parliament House in Canberra.

AAP

New trial date for alleged Higgins rapist

The trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in a minister's office at Parliament House has been delayed due to intense publicity of the case.

AAP

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Renewed push for parliament conduct code

Newly-elected independent Kylea Tink will push for a code of conduct that would be binding for MPs and staff in Parliament House.

AAP

‘Cheeky’ Queen jokes as she congratulates Australians of the Year

Monarch recalls ‘little pond’ in Parliament House during newly released video call made in May

The Guardian - UK

Incoming Greens MP Stephen Bates is still coming to terms with Brisbane victory in federal election

The incoming Greens MP in the federal seat of Brisbane will be quadrupling his salary and has been to Parliament House in Canberra only once.

ABC News

The Queen and Me: Canberrans' close encounters with the monarch

The new exhibition The Queen and Me reveals Canberrans' first-hand accounts of meeting Queen Elizabeth II over her 70-year reign.

The Canberra Times

Below the Line: How might our new, more diverse parliament change Australia and the Asia-Pacific? – podcast

Right from the outset, it is clear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s agenda is very different to his predecessor Scott Morrison’s – from emphasising his commitment to fighting climate change to foreign leaders in Tokyo, to displaying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at his Parliament House press conferences.

The Conversation

Woman who says Ben Roberts-Smith punched her sustained an injury in a fall earlier on same night, defamation trial hears

Person 17 does not contest she fell down stairs, but in evidence given to defamation trial in March says Roberts-Smith punched her later that night, a claim Roberts-Smith denies

The Guardian - AU

'Morally grey': ACT students strike against major parties' climate inaction

Canberra school students converged on the lawns of Parliament House on Friday.

The Canberra Times

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AAP

House of Reps dissolved ahead of election

A formal ceremony has been held at Parliament House ahead of the issuing of writs for the federal election to be held on May 21

AAP

Parly staffers to log after-hours access

Federal government staffers who visit Parliament House after hours will be monitored in a new trial, with bosses able to opt out of receiving information.

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous artists imagine a radically different Australia: ‘We need to let country do what it’s going to do’

From bushfire knowledge to a Blak Parliament House, this year’s Indigenous art triennial celebrates Aboriginal knowledge in ‘the heartland of whitefella sacred ground’ – Canberra

The Canberra Times

Four protesters arrested overnight, police officer allegedly struck

At around 9pm ACT Policing officers were called to a crowd of intoxicated protesters at Federation Mall outside Parliament House.

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Assistant defence minister Andrew Hastie tells court Ben Roberts-Smith was seen as a bully in SAS

Hastie, giving evidence in defamation trial, also claims Roberts-Smith’s reported version of Afghanistan mission was an ‘alternate universe’

AAP

Alleged parliament rapist seeks media gag

The man accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office is seeking to have proceedings halted and media coverage gagged.

ABC News

Farmers gather at Parliament House to protest against AusNet transmission line project

Hundreds of farmers descend on Parliament House to demand the Victorian government reject AusNet's plan to build a giant transmission corridor that they say will destroy prime agricultural land.

The New Daily

A year on from March 4 Justice, what has and hasn’t changed?

It has been almost a year since thousands of people gathered outside of Parliament House, demanding an end to gendered violence, for justice and respect.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition and Labor respond to China laser incident; 32 Covid deaths in Australia – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The New Daily

COVID outbreak sweeps through Parliament House

COVID has broken out at Parliament House in Canberra, with at least five federal MPs testing positive for the virus during this sitting week.

ABC News

Four arrested at Cotter campground as Convoy to Canberra protesters evicted from Exhibition Park

Four people connected with the Convoy to Canberra protest are arrested for camping illegally at the Cotter River, as it's revealed a man in possession of a firearm was also found with plans of Parliament House.

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