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Ukraine appeals to Australia for engineers and specialists to help with dam disaster

Request comes as Anthony Albanese attends Nato summit in Europe and possible talks with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy

The Guardian - AU

Kathryn Campbell retaining Aukus role would be ‘insult’ to robodebt victims, crossbenchers say

Former head of the Department of Human Services faces calls to resign after royal commission findings

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Dutton goes nuclear, tobacco company’s surprise vape push, Mitch Marsh stars in Ashes

Opposition leader ramps up his calls for nuclear power as ‘next step’ from Aukus, while forgotten all-rounder has fairytale return with Test ton

The Guardian - AU

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Peter Dutton ramps up nuclear power push and claims Labor down ‘renewable rabbit hole’

Opposition leader to tell Institute of Public Affairs that domestic reactors are natural next step from Aukus pact

The Guardian - AU

Trade, visas and tigers on agenda for Widodo visit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will hold key talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a three-day visit to Australia.

AAP

Hipkins meets Xi Jinping: behind the handshakes, NZ walks an increasingly fine line with China

Chris Hipkins anticipated a “diplomatic” meeting with Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader said he placed “great importance” on the relationship with New Zealand. Both businesslike, Hipkins made sure to stress his country was open for business too.

The Conversation

Albanese says Russia should withdraw from Ukraine; Australia sanctions three MH17 culprits – as it happened

Australian prime minister says ‘it is Russia and its involvement that keeps this war going’

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Ex-Labor minister Peter Garrett brands AUKUS submarine pact ‘riskiest decision’ any government has made

Former Labor cabinet minister and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has again condemned Australia's security deal with the US and UK

The New Daily

Rolls-Royce boss unable to see secret UK documents on its submarines business

Exclusive: Tufan Erginbilgiç prevented from seeing documents because he holds joint UK and Turkish citizenship

The Guardian - UK

Australia may only build three of eight Aukus nuclear-powered submarines locally

Despite widespread reports that all eight submarines would be built in Australia under $368bn deal, up to five SSNs will be US Virginia class

The Guardian - AU

Australia seeking to stabilise, not normalise, its relationship with China

The outgoing Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell, on Friday said Australia is seeking to stabilise, not normalise, relations with China, which, he added was no different from India’s position towards China.

The Hindu

US Virginia class submarines hit further two-year delay as Australia awaits 2030 delivery

Experts have warned that the US program is too tightly squeezed to produce Australia’s additional subs, which are meant to fill a capability gap

The Guardian - AU

AUKUS is already trialling autonomous weapons systems – where is NZ's policy on next-generation warfare?

Defence Minister Andrew Little’s recent announcement that New Zealand would be “willing to explore” participation in military technology sharing – or “pillar two” – under the AUKUS security arrangement has already divided opinion.

The Conversation

LGBTQ+ event cancelled after threats – as it happened

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Paul Keating sent explosive email to Labor cabinet two hours before attack on Aukus, FOI documents reveal

Exclusive: Former PM warned cabinet ministers over China, Pacific and US hegemony in lead-up to his pointed speech at National Press Club

The Conversation

Australia’s ties with Vietnam are important in their own right – not just in relation to the US and China

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s recent trip to Vietnam is a recognition that Australia’s relationship with the Southeast Asian nation is important on its own terms – not just in how it relates our broader relationships with the United States and China.

Reuters

China leads tech race, highlighting need for AUKUS sharing, says think-tank

China leads research in 19 of 23 technologies set as priorities by the AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, Britain and the U.S., including hypersonics, electronic warfare and undersea drones, highlighting the need for Western allies to pool research results, an Australian security think-tank says.

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China blasts US after Washington says talks key to avoid ‘crisis’

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tells Asian security summit that lines of communication with China are crucial.

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The Guardian - AU

US-China war not inevitable, Albanese says, urging countries to ‘prevent a worst-case scenario’

Prime minister also seeks to reassure regional nations wary about Australia’s reasons for acquiring nuclear submarines under Aukus pact

ABC News

Anthony Albanese urges China and US to reopen high-level communication channels to prevent conflict

Tensions have again been rising between Beijing and Washington, prompting the prime minister to use his keynote address at a peak regional security summit to call for improved dialogue between the two powers as a precondition for peace.

The Guardian - AU

Aukus ‘expensive’ and not ‘easy to replicate’, Australian officials told foreign diplomats

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show Australia attempted to reassure countries amid nuclear proliferation concerns

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: We urgently need a real national security review

For all the effort of current Labor and LNP politicians to talk tough, they don’t even have a national security strategy.

The New Daily

How should Australia defend itself in the 21st century? Silencing the drums and dogs of war

The following is a paper by retired Australian Army Major General Michael G Smith AO. This paper addresses the most significant issue facing the

The Guardian - AU

Joe Biden’s advisers say he doesn’t want to drag Pacific allies into ‘headlong clash’ between US and China

Senior White House official says president hears region’s concerns and ‘does not want conflict’ with China

The Independent UK

Aukus ‘looks to drive AI into military capabilities after world firsts at trial’

The developments made by the pact will help ‘uphold the principles of freedom and democracy around the world’, the US said.

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