"The Chinese embassy in Canberra called the Safeguard Defenders report "pure fabrication", but declined to respond to the ABC's detailed questions." #BehindBars#, SD's new report on prison conditions, now out. Find it on our website.

🇦🇺 A teenager raped an 18-year-old girl in Canberra and walked out of court a free man The reason? The judge, Justice Andrew Muller, said he lacked "sexual experience" and had "limited insight into societal norms in Australia" which made him less to blame 🤯 The boy, 16 at the time, had moved from Bhutan just 6 months earlier. He led her away from a house party, pinned her down and kept going while she cried and begged him to stop. The judge went even so far as to say that the crime deserved prison, then suspended the entire 18-month sentence anyway. The victim meanwhile, got a life sentence, where she struggled to bathe or brush her teeth for months, and can’t even call her own body her own. One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts: "If rape is acceptable in the country from which the rapist came, then deport everyone from that country." Source: Daily Mail / Writer: Julie

The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The two relics are the head of a military official statue and the head of a civil official statue, both dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province.

The National Gallery of #Australia# (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to #China#'s National Cultural Heritage Administration in #Canberra# at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The two relics are the head of a military official statue and the head of a civil official statue, both dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). According to the NGA, both relics are made of limestone and originated from central China's Henan Province.

Jim Chalmers blames uncertainty and conflicts on the other side of the world. The problem is economic incompetence right here in Canberra. Migration: up. Inflation: up. Rates: up. Rents: up. Groceries: up. Australians are doing it tough. Why is Jim celebrating?

🔊 An OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s government healthcare website in June. It took OpenAI 3 months to tell Canberra. Listen now on the Reuters World News podcast

The US government has criticized Australia’s plan to clamp down on social media algorithms and harmful content online, opening up a fresh political front in Canberra’s campaign to get tougher on Big Tech

Australia is in the process of finalizing a treaty with another Pacific island nation, with the national broadcaster reporting that Canberra has struck an “in-principle” agreement with the Solomon Islands

Australia is proud to be part of the Pacific family. Working with our neighbours, we're stronger and more secure. Thank you Prime Minister Wale of Solomon Islands for a productive visit to Canberra.