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China Says Relations With Australia Back 'On The Right Track'

China hailed mended ties with Australia on Monday, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute despite a duel for influence in the Pacific. Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived to a grand ceremonial welcome at Parliament House in Canberra.

International Business Times

Speaker Milton Dick ready for this first Vinnies CEO Sleepout

It will be held next Thursday at Parliament House.

The Canberra Times

New tunnel proposed for light rail to Woden

A cut-and-cover tunnel will be needed to get light rail from Commonwealth Avenue to State Circle.

The Canberra Times

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'Menacing': the weird 'rule' around a big old tank

Plenty of people are upset about the tank's position.

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House of Representatives chamber at Old Parliament House gets a facelift

Arts Minister Tony Burke on Monday night officially reopened the chamber.

The Canberra Times

Federal Liberals charging up to $2,000 for budget fundraisers within Parliament House

Plans by MPs to host drinks event are criticised as ‘bad form’, while Labor holds events at Realm Hotel and National Press Club

The Guardian - AU

Family not informed 15-year-old Indigenous teen had left care before fatal Canberra crash

Exclusive: ‘How many others have to put their daughter in the ground or son in the ground?’ asks 15-year-old’s mother

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Have a moment with Parliament House's Budget Tree you can really treasure

Don't know about Budget Tree? Now is your chance to find out.

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Lehrmann faces crippling legal costs after rape finding

Bruce Lehrmann has been found most likely to have raped Brittany Higgins in a Parliament House office, in a devastating legal ruling against the former staffer.

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It took a well-equipped, forensic judge to unstitch Lehrmann – and hand the media a rare win

The judge criticised the way Channel Ten handled the story, but found Brittany Higgins’ evidence on the central allegation ‘honest and accurate’

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and raped her in Parliament House, defamation judge finds

Justice Michael Lee finds former Liberal staffer was not defamed by Lisa Wilkinson and Ten in interview with Brittany Higgins in February 2021

The Guardian - AU

Liar, rapist: Ten 'vindicated' in Lehrmann verdict

Bruce Lehrmann was so hell-bent on having sex with Brittany Higgins in Parliament House that he was indifferent to her consent and raped her, a judge has found.

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Which media companies have been caught up in the Bruce Lehrmann saga?

It’s increasingly difficult to keep track of just how many media companies have been sucked into the ‘radioactive snowball’ that is the Lehrmann circus.

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'Big swinging d--ks', Wolf of Wall Street party and Barr staffers

Excerpts from Brittany Higgins' unpublished book revealed in court.

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Villain or vindicated: judgment looms for Lehrmann

Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann will soon learn if his defamation case over an interview with Brittany Higgins on 10's The Project has been successful.

The Hindu

IPS officer Anurag Agarwal appointed head of Parliament security

Mr. Agarwal will take over his new assignment at a time when the security of the Parliament House complex is being overhauled after two men jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber on December 13

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Lights stay on in Parliament House as sparkies strike

Electricians at Parliament House are walking off the job for 24 hours to protest against pay rates but a department insists it is negotiating in good faith.

The Canberra Times

Discomfort over sitting days as Parliament House staff prepare to strike

Staff watch on as external contractors are paid huge sums.

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Barnaby quits grog for Lent as second Nats MP in strife

Barnaby Joyce has revealed the one thing he will swear off for Easter, as parliament house is set to remain free of alcohol and drug testing.

The Guardian - AU

Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

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Albanese pledge on domestic violence and harassment

The prime minister has made a pledge on domestic violence during a UN Women's breakfast before shifting his focus to the workplace culture in Parliament House.

AAP

Tolling tale of truck crashes in the spotlight

A convoy of truck drivers has made the journey to Parliament House in Canberra to call for increased safety rules to stem a rising road death toll.

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Higgins feared being 'passenger' in rape story: fiance

Brittany Higgins' consent was taken away in an alleged Parliament House rape and she needed to feel like she was back in control, her fiance told a journalist.

The Canberra Times

Sovereignty Day rally: protesters occupy entrance to Parliament House, chant 'Free Palestine'

Police lined the doors to Parliament.

The Guardian - AU

No more coat hangers: Victoria’s Parliament House returned to full glory in 16-year restoration project

Through leadership spills, protests and Covid, the stonemasons continued their ‘intricate’ work on Australia’s largest heritage restoration project

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