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• Treasurer concedes broken promise in budget carries 'political risk'

  Straight after delivering the 2026 budget in parliament, Treasurer Jim Chalmers sits down for an interview with 7.30's Sarah Ferguson. 2026-05-12 11:08:58

• Jacinta Nampijinpa Price leads emotional tributes for Kumanjayi Little Baby

  Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price weeps through an impassioned tribute to her niece, Kumanjayi Little Baby, in federal parliament, amid a push to broaden the focus of an inquiry announced in the wake of her alleged murder.   2026-05-12 08:06:02

• Canberra teen charged with planning terrorist attack

  The 17-year-old appeared in the ACT Children's Court today charged with one count of planning or preparing for a terrorist act and one count of transmitting violent extremist material. 2026-05-12 04:45:45

• Four more ANU council members quit after Julie Bishop's shock resignation

  The acting chancellor of the Australian National University confirms four more members of the university council have resigned, following last week's exit of former chancellor Julie Bishop. 2026-05-12 03:53:01

• 'Leaks in the urinals': New exhibition explores media's role in political history

  The new Press Gallery exhibition takes visitors inside the original working spaces at Old Parliament House where reporters worked between 1927 and 1988.   2026-05-12 03:01:12