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To Boris Johnson, Brexit is vindicated by AUKUS

History is written by the victors, and in the former UK prime minister’s memoir ‘Unleashed’, AUKUS is cast as a singular achievement of Brexit.

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Abbott influences the global far right, AUKUS Forum courts Trump, Downer investigates cover-ups

Former sex addict Hillsong minster has a lot of friends in the Liberal Party, and Tony Abbott wins praise from a man (repeatedly) convicted of using a Nazi slogan.

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‘So sharp he’s cut himself’: How Murdoch gained everything but satisfaction

‘Decades of framing political clout, of being the ultimate puppeteer, of the privileged lifestyle, all culminating in a Nevada courtroom having alienated three heirs.’

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No 'free lunch' for Australia if Trump gets back in

Australia will be expected to spend more on defence and won't get a "free lunch" should Donald Trump win office, an opposition MP and former soldier says.

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Strong confidence in AUKUS despite 'riveting' US events

A storm of political drama has engulfed the US and UK, but the acting prime minister is confident this will not hurt Australia's nuclear submarine partnership.

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AUKUS to withstand winds of political change: chiefs

America will continue to be there for its partners even if Donald Trump is re-elected as president in November as expected, the head of the US Navy says.

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Rudd works room at Republican convention to shore up ‘Trumpified’ AUKUS deal

Speaking to former US ambassador Joe Hockey at the Republican convention, Rudd told allies to ‘chill’ and not worry about Trump.

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If there’s no reason to ‘fear’ Trump will scuttle AUKUS, why do we need to be told over and over?

Over the years, we’ve been treated to numerous stories about how people in Trump’s orbit believes he’ll support AUKUS if reelected. But there’s a reason fears to the contrary remain.

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Morrison's meeting with Trump assuages AUKUS fears

Former prime minister Scott Morrison's AUKUS talks with Donald Trump were met with a "warm reception", soothing worries over the defence alliance's future.

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Nuclear waste from AUKUS nations could be on cards

A Senate report into nuclear safety laws has recommended Australia accept low-level waste from the UK and US as part of AUKUS.

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Bob Carr to sue Winston Peters over China claim

New Zealand opposition leader Chris Hipkins has called on Winston Peters to be stood down as foreign minister after a potentially defamatory swipe at Bob Carr.

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AUKUS partners eye Japan cooperation, but France may be left behind

Australia, Britain and the United States said on Tuesday they were "considering cooperating" with Japan on the AUKUS security pact, setting the scene as the US president prepares to meet his Japanese counterpart.

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Trump presents a historic opportunity for the left and AUKUS critics

If Donald Trump is reelected US president in November, it will deliver a gift to those who want greater distance between Australia and the US.

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Misbehaving MPs could have pay docked

Badly behaved politicians could lose up to 5% of their salary if new parliamentary standards are adopted, and the US and UK could send nuclear waste to Australia under the AUKUS deal.

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Australia will work with US regardless of president

Whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden is the next US president, Australia will continue to work with America regardless, the deputy prime minister says.

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AUKUS continues to bleed billions

Australia commits another $4.6bn to AUKUS, Pauline Hanson revisits her maiden parliamentary speech 28 years on, and Bruce Lehrmann denies getting free massages courtesy of Seven Network.

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New Zealand defies China on AUKUS, Pacific engagement

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon is set to visit China after an invitation from visiting Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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Will the AUKUS deal survive in the event of a Trump presidency? All signs point to yes

There are growing concerns that another Donald Trump presidency could leave the AUKUS deal in tatters. They appear to be unfounded.

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Will any of $4.5bn in Oz tax money be used to fund nuclear-armed subs in the US?

Australia has set aside billions of dollars to fund US submarine building. But the same shipyards and staff building the AUKUS subs are also building nuclear-armed boats.

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A four-decade-old Pacific treaty was meant to preserve the ‘peaceful region’. Now experts say it’s being exploited

Nearly 40 years after the Treaty of Rarotonga came into force, the region is on edge about another rise in geopolitical tensions

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Another AUKUS deal on the table

Australia, the US and the UK would have a military-style free trade zone under the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 introduced quietly last week, and ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott says the Australian dream of home ownership ‘has become the preserve of the rich’.

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Australia becomes radioactive at Pacific Islands Forum as nations eye revamp of nuclear treaty

Nuclear fallout has again become a top political issue in the Pacific as states worry about AUKUS and Japanese wastewater.

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New poll shows young Australians are wary of both AUKUS and the US – and want more action on climate instead

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returned home from his official US visit with a belly full of sarsaparilla-braised short ribs and a string of announcements under his belt.

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Israeli hostage speaks

A freed Israeli hostage, 85, has said her Hamas captors treated her ‘gently’ and with ‘care’, but also that after her painful kidnapping she had ‘been through hell’. And AUKUS discussions with Democrats and Republicans remain ‘productive’, PM Anthony Albanese says.

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UK awards $4bn contract to build AUKUS nuclear submarines

SSN-AUKUS ‘will be largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarines ever operated’ by Royal Navy, UK says.

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