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Australia and France take part in huge military exercise after tense couple of years

For the past fortnight, Australia has taken part in an emergency training drill led by the French military in New Caledonia, as the two countries try to put the cancelled submarine deal behind them.

ABC News

Port Kembla rally to demand NSW site be ruled out as Aukus nuclear submarine base

March organisers say delaying a decision on the location – one of three flagged as possible – will deter renewable energy investment

The Guardian - AU

PM visits shipyard that will build first AUKUS subs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has toured a shipyard in northern England where Britain's first AUKUS submarine will be built. "We're talking about the

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Anthony Albanese visits AUKUS submarine facility while in the UK for King Charles’s coronation

Anthony Albanese tours the AUKUS submarine facility in northern England and says he hopes the nuclear-powered submarine deal will provide the same kind of job opportunities that the car industry did for Australia after World War II.

ABC News

Why NZ should join Aukus Pillar II

Aukus agreement opens up possibilities for multilateral co-operation, and NZ involvement would help to provide a better deterrent to Chinese military development and potential escalation in the Pacific, argues Sukura Gregory

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What next for Scott Morrison? His latest move revealed

The decision comes amid mounting speculation about Scott Morrison’s imminent departure, including a mooted role for a defence company.

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Job creation isn't always a good thing. Hobart's new stadium can only make Tasmania's housing crisis worse

The Albanese government’s announcement it will provide $240 million for a new stadium in Hobart has not had the favourable reception it might have hoped.

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Scott Morrison boosts international CV with another US think tank

The former prime minister has added an American think tank to his growing list of advisory positions.

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‘Appalling’: Morrison’s role as AUKUS father should disqualify him from plum defence job

Morrison’s own ministerial code of conduct suggests an AUKUS gig would be a step too far. But don’t expect that to stop the revolving door.

Crikey

Scott Morrison’s reported links to UK defence job shows lobbying reforms needed, integrity experts say

The situation posed by the former prime minister’s potential Aukus-related job has reignited discussion over what some experts call effectively ‘toothless tiger’ codes

The Guardian - AU

Jim who? Chalmers may not have Keating’s cut-through but this budget is his chance to serenade Australia

The treasurer’s biggest challenge is not making the numbers add up, it’s making sure the words take voters with him

The Guardian - AU

Singapore backs Aukus and says Australia could play ‘bigger role’ in regional security

South-east Asia must not become ‘an arena for proxy wars’, the nation state’s foreign minister said

The Guardian - AU

Fires, floods, and maintenance delays keep Australia's submarines out of the water as navy begins 'high risk' nuclear transition

Until Australia's submarine fleet can go nuclear the navy must keep its near-retirement vessels deployable. It's been a struggle.

ABC News

Attempts by West to pressure friendly countries to isolate Russia have failed: Russian Minister

Attempts by West to pressure friendly countries to isolate Russia have failed, says Russian Minister Sergei Shoigu at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meet

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AUKUS nuclear submarine cost includes 50% fund for unexpected overruns

Australia's defence minister said on Friday the government was being "upfront and transparent" about the cost of its AUKUS nuclear submarine programme, after an analysis showed the forecast A$368 billion cost included a 50% contingency fund.

ABC News

Defence reveals 50 per cent 'contingency' for cost overruns inside $368 billion AUKUS project

An almost $123 billion "contingency" has been set aside for Australia's largest ever defence project, according to a new analysis of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program prepared by the Parliamentary Budget Office.

The Conversation

Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn't always so

In a television interview with Phillip Adams in 1999, Paul Keating remarked that he retained much influence on the international stage.

Crikey

Jersey boys: Rabbitohs and Russell Crowe’s rugby shirt tribute to the AUKUS deal

The Rabbitohs could have paid tribute to any part of the armed forces this year. Guess which they chose.

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The PM and navy chief are proud Rabbitohs fans. Here’s to the new power network

These two have much more in common than the South Sydney rugby league club. AUKUS, anyone?

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Michael Pascoe: The defence review written before it was started

The National Defence Statement 2023 is nothing if not predictable, quickly rubber stamping the nuclear-powered submarines.

ABC News

Retired US admiral who has previously advised Australia on shipbuilding to lead fresh review of navy's warship fleet

The reviews, recommended by the Defence Strategic Review, will ensure that the navy's warship fleet "complements" the new AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines.

The Conversation

The much-anticipated defence review is here. So what does it say, and what does it mean for Australia?

The Albanese government on Monday released a declassified version of the much-anticipated defence strategic review, authored by former defence chief Angus Houston and former defence minister Stephen Smith.

The Conversation

We want more climate ambition in our foreign policy – here's how we can do it

Last week, foreign minister Penny Wong laid out the strategic challenges facing Australia in a major speech.

The Guardian - AU

These are the 10 points of tension Australia wants to reconcile with its defence strategic review

As global issues drive regional security concerns, the country also has to balance its defence priorities with domestic pressures

Crikey

Marles’ silence on his mystery golf buddy speaks volumes about Labor’s ministerial standards

Few people are digging into the identity of the defence minister’s US golf links host.

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