A woman raped by a former friend has told the ACT Supreme Court she was completely traumatised by the assault, saying she felt used "like an inanimate object".

The lifting of trade tariffs by China triggered a surge in Australian wine exports last year, but it is unclear whether Chinese demand will remain strong after buyers have restocked, an industry body said on Wednesday.

Canberra residents who spent hundreds of dollars on tickets to a water lantern festival promising "fun, happiness, hope and great memories" now suspect the event could be illegitimate.

From celebrations large and small, to the thousands who became new citizens and tens of thousands of others who rallied for Indigenous rights, Australia Day has been marked across the country in varying ways.

Australia is now more dependent on a single market than it has ever been since the late 1940s when our biggest customer was the United Kingdom.

Anthony Albanese says he is “disappointed” after Peter Dutton snubbed the national Australia Day ceremony in Canberra.

The prime minister has flagged $6.4 million to educate people about the horrors of the Holocaust as the world marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Here are 25 incredible experiences waiting for you in Canberra in 2025: Pompeii Exhibition at the National Museum of Australia (December 13, 2024 – May 4, 2025): Explore ancient Roman life through immersive displays and artifacts.

Thousands flocked to beaches across the country to soak up the sun on Australia Day. Sydney turned on a glorious summer day on Sunday with temperatures in the high 20s. Everyone was in high spirits as they splashed in the water and fired up the barbecues.

Australia Day events take place across the nation, with flag-raising ceremonies and tens of thousands of people from more than 100 countries taking the oath of citizenship.

From the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Governor General Sam Mostyn and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend the National Citizenship and Flag Raising Ceremony on Australia Day. Hosted by Nate Byrne.

Representatives from the Self Managed Superannuation Fund Association will be in Canberra next week to lobby against the federal government’s plan to lift the tax on super funds worth more than $3m.