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Albanese government to give $900m budget boost to Pacific countries

Funding will help tackle poverty and shore up security in the region and make Australia ‘more influential in the world’, Penny Wong says

The Guardian - AU

Government to subsidise miners to extract critical minerals

The Albanese government has unveiled plans to subsidise mining projects for critical minerals like lithium to accelerate green industry.

The New Daily

Penny Wong says timing of Australia’s reversal on West Jerusalem ‘regrettable’

Foreign affairs minister admits poor timing of announcement on Jewish holiday and promises never to play politics on the issue

The Guardian - AU

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Lidia Thorpe resigns as Greens deputy leader in Senate over relationship with former bikie boss

Greens leader says Thorpe displayed ‘significant lack of judgment’ for failing to declare the relationship with former Rebels president

The Guardian - AU

Australia committed to military cooperation with Indonesia

Country seen as an ‘important partner’ in a region where China is becoming increasingly assertive.

Al Jazeera

Why Anthony Albanese's claim that Australia is the largest non-NATO contributor to Ukraine still doesn't stack up

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia is the largest non-NATO contributor to Ukraine. He keeps repeating the claim, but it doesn't stack up.

ABC News

Regions set for big NBN budget boost

The federal government says a $2.4 billion investment to upgrade NBN fibres will deliver high-speed internet to almost 700,000 regional premises.

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Japan and Australia PMs to focus on closer military ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will discuss with his Japanese counterpart strengthening their bilateral defense and security partnership when Fumio Kishida visits Perth this week

The Independent UK

Albanese stands by West Jerusalem walkback, but concedes it could have been handled better

The prime minister says Labor has held the position for some time now and it was his predecessor who played politics with the issue in 2018.

ABC News

Body of man recovered from NSW flood waters; Medibank receives demands from alleged hackers – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Flood-affected Tas warned of further rain

More rain is tipped for the flood affected northern half of Tasmania, with communities urged to stay vigilant in coming days.

AAP

Japan's Kishida, Australia's Albanese to meet in Perth -Japan govt

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Perth from Oct. 21-23 and will meet counterpart Anthony Albanese during his trip, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Deal signed to fund Marinus Link power cable between Tasmania and Victoria

Victoria has agreed to pitch in and help Tasmania and the Commonwealth fund the Marinus Link undersea power cable link between the states — but one expert is questioning the benefits to Tasmania and says it does not "make sense".

ABC News

Michael Pascoe: Albo does a ‘Joshy’ on infrastructure – and everybody falls for it

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday trotted out the good ol’ “billions of dollars for infrastructure” fairy floss.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Rewiring the nation’: Albanese and Andrews governments to jointly fund renewable energy zones

$1.5bn agreement includes plan to fast-track regulatory processes to support ‘rapid’ development of Victoria’s offshore wind industry

Evening Standard

Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Foreign minister Penny Wong said Australia will remain a ‘steadfast friend’ to Israel

The Independent UK

Australia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero

Australian and Singaporean leaders have announced what they describe as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

ABC News

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong avoids comments on Australia and China relations during meeting with Anthony Albanese

Lee Hsien Loong meets with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra for annual talks, where the green economy, national security and the regional response to the ongoing military crackdown in Myanmar were discussed, but not Australia's approach to dealing with Beijing.

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The Guardian - AU

Coalition says plan to let New Zealanders vote gives them rights other temporary migrants ‘do not enjoy’

Shadow immigration minister also raises concerns about Labor ‘allowing New Zealand criminals to stay’ in wide-ranging speech before press club

Reuters

Japan, Australia to seek security agreement when premiers meet this week

Japan and Australia seek to reach a new security agreement with particular regard to China's maritime expansion when the two countries' prime ministers meet in Perth on Saturday, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.

AAP

Singapore PM offers help with Optus breach

The Singaporean prime minister has offered to provide assistance to Australian authorities if needed when responding to the Optus data hack.

ABC News

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet promises to raise dam wall, with or without federal funding

The NSW Premier vows go it alone on the $2 billion project to raise the Warragamba Dam wall if the federal government doesn't split the cost despite previously saying the state is unable to fund the project.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: A bread-and-butter budget with no hundreds and thousands

Treasurer Jim Chalmers started it and Infrastructure Minister Catherine King joined the chorus telling us about “a bread-and-butter budget”.

Newcastle Herald

More money for healthcare, not submarines

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

AAP

NSW on flood watch as more rain expected

The SES is warning the next 48 hours are crucial as flood-ravaged communities across NSW brace for more days of drenching rain and storms.

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