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Powerhouse Parramatta opens this weekend – and it’s dazzling inside and out

Coups de théâtre abound in the $915m addition to western Sydney’s skyline, which opens on Saturday with five new exhibitions – and a 23-day festival Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Dubbed the “Opera House of western Sydney”, Powerhouse Parramatta’s white lattice exoskeleton, composed from 1,300 individual pieces and wrapping 30,000 sq metres of interior space, has already become a…

Powerhouse Parramatta opens this weekend – and it’s dazzling inside and out

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Japan mulls exception to non-nuclear principles in security strategy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering explicitly stating an exception to its long-standing non-nuclear principles in an updated secu

  • Japanese government considers allowing nuclear weapons in country during emergencies.
  • Move aims to enhance U.S. nuclear deterrence shielding Japan.
  • Former foreign minister supported exception in 2010.

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