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AUKUS nuclear submarine plan to be revealed by March 2023

Australia's future nuclear submarine plans are expected to be unveiled early next year, with the government also looking to detail its moves to fix a looming capability gap.

ABC News

Australians favour more defence spending in Lowy poll, as Labor extends ADF chief Angus Campbell's term

Australians are becoming more fearful in an insecure world, and want to see the country armed up, favouring more defence spending and the planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.

The Conversation

Labor extends term of Australian defence force chief Angus Campbell by two years

Defence minister Richard Marles says continuity in ADF leadership important for Aukus but warns of nuclear-powered submarine delay

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Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change and trade

The Commonwealth extends membership to two African nations at a meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles.

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‘Considerable strain’: how Australian officials saw the China rift

Officials kept in ‘regular contact’ with Chinese embassy even as Morrison government ministers frozen out, FoI documents shows

The Guardian - AU

India completely central to Australia’s worldview, says Deputy PM Richard Marles

China is seeking to shape the world around it in a way that ‘we have not seen before,’ he says.

The Hindu

Senior ministers to retire before Victoria’s election – as it happened

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RAAF sent second jet into South China Sea hours after Chinese air force's 'dangerous' interception

Australia's air force was not deterred by a "dangerous" interception by a Chinese fighter jet last month, with new details emerging that the RAAF deployed a second Poseidon aircraft to the South China Sea the day after the incident.

ABC News

Defence Minister Richard Marles visits India to boost military ties, compares notes on approach to China

The Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia and India have been drawn together because both countries are wrestling with the "difficult problem" of how to reconcile strong economic ties with China against shared anxieties over Beijing's growing military might.

ABC News

Australia says LAC assault was a warning

Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says his country stood up for India’s sovereignty then.

The Hindu

One in 10 Aussies trust China’s government - survey

Just over one in 10 Australians have faith in the Chinese government to act responsibly in international affairs, according to a new survey, amid attempts to resume diplomatic links between the nations under the country’s new Labor leadership.

Bangkok Post

India, Australia to explore new initiatives to further expand bilateral defence engagements

Rajnath Singh to hold talks with Australian counterpart Richard Marles on Wednesday

The Hindu

Does Australia need 'interim' submarines to tide it over until nuclear boats arrive? A defence expert explains

Last year experts raised their eyebrows when the Morrison government announced Australia would abandon its contract for French-built Attack class submarines, in favour of eight nuclear-powered submarines delivered under the AUKUS partnership.

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Fake Twitter accounts for new senator suspended – as it happened

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India is one of Australia’s closest security partners, says Australia Deputy PM

Ready to work closer with India in support of an open, inclusive and resilient Indo-Pacific, says Richard Marles

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Julian Assange's brother urges Anthony Albanese to publicly condemn US extradition

Friends and family of Julian Assange are urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to publicly call for the Wikileaks co-founder's extradition to the United States to be stopped.

Dynamite News

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles to visits India

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia Richard Marles will be on a four-day visit to India starting today, and will meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Full schedule on Dynamite News:

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Ministers to meet Commonwealth heads

The 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Rwanda this week, bringing together more than 50 countries.

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The Guardian - AU

New Collins-based submarine ‘best fit’ while waiting for Aukus, defence experts say

Four former senior navy personnel say conventional sub could be in water by 2032 to cover Australia’s needs before nuclear program

The Guardian - AU

Thaw or cold war: will Labor succeed in unfreezing Australia-China relations?

The new government has struck a different tone with Beijing but the same difficult problems – from trade to the Indo-Pacific – remain

The Conversation

Marles shifts tone on China at defence summit – but the early days of government are easiest

In its first month in power, foreign policy and national security have played a major part of the new government’s activities.

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong says Australia and Pacific security ‘interlinked’ on Solomon Islands visit – as it happened

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Wong turns the page as trans-Tasman ministers face regional challenges

Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong has flagged a less pugilistic approach to China, and greater scope for collaboration with New Zealand, in a flying visit to Aotearoa.

The Guardian - AU

Australian-built conventional submarines vital to fill looming capability gap, says defence thinktank

Issue of Collins class obsolescence before nuclear replacement enters service is defence minister’s top priority

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government urged to keep focus on human rights as it rebuilds relationships in Asia

Thawing diplomatic relations with China shouldn’t mean ‘taking a backwards step with Beijing’, Human Rights Watch says

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