Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country.

Emergency services were inundated with calls for assistance after a severe thunderstorm rolled through Canberra at peak hour on Wednesday evening, damaging roofs, flooding properties and bringing down trees.

The government should not think businesses can be coerced into operating in the region but remove disincentives, writes TechnologyOne chief executive Ed Chung.

Created to bridge the gap between fresh start-ups and established companies, Canberra Innovation Network’s (CBRIN) Level 4 ScaleUp Hub is the latest addition to the organisation’s office in Moore Street.

Admirers say the US envoy was charming and curious. Critics say Kennedy’s ambassadorship lacked depth and failed to capitalise on her star power.

The site, which is not far from Lake Burley Griffin, will eventually be home to a park, offices, a hotel and 500 apartments.

The government is considering diplomatic retaliation if reports that Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins has been killed in Ukraine by Russian forces are confirmed.

The murky disappearances of critical archives point further to the high-level involvement of the ruling apparatuses in the US, UK and Australia in the removal of the Whitlam Labor government.

The footpath to our treehouse lodgings was completely blocked. A mottled beige llama was taking up every inch, her head tilted towards us at an arrogant angle as if to say “I dare you!” We had arrived at Canberra’s Jamala Wildlife Lodge for a weekend of animal encounters,

Don’t underestimate youthful Canberra – the relaxed capital is ripe for repeaters with its original touring itineraries, cultural clout and cycle lanes

Guardian Australia's Canberra bureau has seen wholesale change in the lead-up to a federal election. What on earth is going on?