Welcome to this week’s edition of Inside Canberra.
It was an unusually crowded week in the national capital. Parliament sat, Australian agriculture marked a $100 billion milestone, senior Japanese ministers moved through Canberra, Thailand’s Prime Minister arrived on an official visit, a new Tasmanian senator formally entered the chamber and policy debates ranged from aged care and superannuation to national security, environmental regulation and development assistance.
But the parliamentary headlines tell only part of the story.
This week’s edition therefore gives considerably more space than usual to Around Canberra / From the Gallery — capturing the diplomatic meetings, institutional developments, committee evidence, receptions and smaller policy signals that collectively show what is moving through the capital.
Inside this edition
This week’s Inside Canberra reporting covers the Nationals’ new policy agenda, the NFF Leaders’ Summit, a significant expansion of Australia–Japan defence cooperation, the future of the Commonwealth Home Support Program and the increasing use of Australia’s development program as an instrument of regional resilience.
And in our expanded From the Gallery: the NFF’s $100 billion celebration at Parliament House, attended by Inside Canberra; Chris Gatenby taking the oath of office in the Senate; Thailand’s prime ministerial visit; Japanese economic and defence diplomacy; Government House; the NCA Community Forum; new Acton Waterfront disclosures; ANU governance reform; superannuation; NDIS implementation; wages, debt and much more from around the capital.
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The complete edition — including every article published this week and the full From the Gallery briefing — continues below.