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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

The Hindu

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.

ABC 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.

AAP

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 Guardian - AU

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.

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

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The Guardian - AU

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.

Newsroom.co.nz

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

The Guardian - AU

Japan, Australia to expand defense ties for regional order

Japan and Australia’s defense ministers have vowed to step up their ties to support democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to work more closely with Southeast Asia and the Pacific island nations where China is seeking to expand its influence

The Independent UK

Penny Wong to meet Solomon Islands PM in effort to mend ties after China deal

Foreign affairs minister will first fly to New Zealand for talks with her counterpart Nanaia Mahuta

The Guardian - AU

Australia wants 'broad, deep' security ties with Japan, minister says

Australia wants "broad and deep" cooperation with Japan as the two U.S. allies face complex security circumstances in Asia as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation and COVID-19 disruption, its defence minister said on Wednesday.

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Newcastle Herald

Communication with China a welcome thawing of important relationship

The PRC's senior leadership, including President Xi Jinping, would be well aware of just how badly attempts to bully and coerce Australia have backfired.

Reuters

Australia PM says China should lift trade sanctions; welcomes talks

China needs to lift its sanctions on Australia to improve relations, Australia's prime minister said on Tuesday, as he welcomed as "a good thing" the first talks between ministers from the two countries in almost three years.

The Guardian - AU

Energy ministers trade barbs amid flurry of warning notices – as it happened

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Australia demands end to ‘unjustified trade strikes’ after China ends diplomatic freeze

Penny Wong says dialogue is in the interests of both countries but government will ‘always stand up for Australia’s values’

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The Independent UK

China's envoy to Australia says 2 nations at 'new juncture'

China’s ambassador to Australia says relations between the two countries are at a “new juncture” with the election of a new Australian government and the first minister-to-minister talks in more than two years

ABC News

Former defence secretary Dennis Richardson says 'long way to go' before Australia-China relations thaw

A meeting of Australia and China's defence ministers marks the end of a diplomatic freeze, but the former head of defence warns the two countries have a long way to go.

AAP

Dutton 'belligerent' over subs: Turnbull

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has criticised previous defence minister Peter Dutton over the handling of the nuclear submarine deal.

The Guardian - AU

Ryan says supporters have received ‘threatening’ letters – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: China-Australia relations thaw, US gun control deal, Covid honour roll

Monday: Richard Marles has ‘frank’ hour-long discussion with China’s defence minister in Singapore. Plus: flight prices soar

Newsroom.co.nz

A world on edge as security risks grow

As nations build up their defences and fret about new wars, New Zealand's military resources could come under the microscope.

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Defence Minister's challenge: Can militaries go green?

Talk of boosting defence budgets runs the risk of also boosting emissions – but politicians say forces can decarbonise without demilitarising.

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