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Labor accuses Prime Minister Scott Morrison of putting politics ahead of national security on AUKUS pact

Federal Labor says Prime Minister Scott Morrison broke the "trust and faith" of Australia's most important ally in a stoush over the AUKUS security pact.

ABC News

Albanese says Morrison broke faith with US by delaying Labor’s Aukus briefing

Biden administration reportedly said defence alliance needed bipartisan support, but opposition was not told until day before it was announced

The Guardian - AU

How well has the Morrison government handled relations with Southeast Asia?

This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came into power in 2019. You can read the other pieces here.

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Solomon Islands PM says won't accept militarisation of Pacific

The Solomon Islands signed a security pact with China because a similar deal with Australia was inadequate, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said, adding his country knew the cost of war and would not be part of any militarisation of the Pacific.

Reuters

Solomon Islands PM suggests Australia’s reaction to China security deal is hysterical and hypocritical

Manasseh Sogavare says he wasn’t told about Aukus pact until it was public while Scott Morrison accuses counterpart of parroting China’s lines

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare blasts Australia over criticism of China security deal

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister delivers a withering verbal assault on Australia, mocking the federal government's complaints about the secrecy surrounding the Pacific Island country's security pact with China.

ABC News

Solomons didn't raise issue over AUKUS: PM

Scott Morrison has hit back at criticism from the Solomon Islands prime minister over a lack of consultation on the AUKUS security pact.

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China dismisses speculation about plans for Solomon Islands military base

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson says claims that Beijing intends to build a military base on Solomon Islands after signing a security agreement with the Pacific nation are "completely fabricated".

ABC News

Australia's Defence boss heads to UK to inspect British-designed warships and have talks on AUKUS, Ukraine

Defence Department secretary Greg Moriarty is visiting the United Kingdom during the election to receive updates on the troubled $45 billion future frigate program and speak to officials about the war in Ukraine and the AUKUS partnership.

ABC News

Jacinda Ardern questions motive for China-Solomons security pact

New Zealand PM flags Beijing’s ‘growing assertiveness’ in region, while ‘Pacific stuff-up’ haunts Australia’s governing Coalition going into election

The Guardian - AU

The battle for the Pacific: The countries competing for supremacy

South Korea, Japan, China and Australia have all boosted their naval power as competition for resources heats up.

Al Jazeera

Will Australia's nuclear submarines end up being built overseas?

Senator Rex Patrick says "it looks more and more likely" that Australia's nuclear submarines may be built overseas, while one defence expert says we would be better off constructing them in the UK or US.

ABC News

Naval Group negotiations to drag on, Collins Class submarines get $381 million upgrade

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says compensation negotiations with a French company over the dumped future submarine project will "likely not" be completed by the end of the financial year, despite the wishes of defence officials.

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The Conversation

How should the next Australian government handle the Pacific?

This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came to power. You can read the first piece in the series here.

France 24

War in Europe gives the UK new momentum for a role on the world stage

Since Brexit, the UK has turned its back on Europe and struggled to find natural allies as a solo global player. Now war in Ukraine could be helping the UK forge new bonds with old partners.

The Guardian - UK

The UK may try to flex military muscles, but has it got what it takes?

Analysis: Ukraine shows militarising foreign policy has come to define Boris Johnson’s premiership

ABC News

Caroline Kennedy fronts US Senate, offering glimpse of issues she will deal with as US ambassador to Australia

Caroline Kennedy has fronted the US Senate as part of her confirmation process to become the next US ambassador to Australia. Here's what she has said on some of the big issues, ranging from China and AUKUS, to climate change and strategic competition in the Pacific.

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The Guardian - AU

Caroline Kennedy praises Australia’s bipartisan foreign policy despite PM’s claims on Labor and China

Nominee as US ambassador says there’s a lot more to the Aukus deal than just submarines as she faces US Senate foreign relations committee hearing

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison in damage control in South Australia over submarine comments

There has been a fierce backlash over PM’s remarks that appeared to cast doubt on whether Aukus submarines would be built in Adelaide

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese calls for Russian diplomats to be expelled over ‘sickening abuses’ in Ukraine

Ahead of election, Labor leader says Scott Morrison must act in lockstep with European partners in response to Bucha killings

ABC News

China accuses US, UK and Australia of trying to build Asia-Pacific NATO

China says the recently created AUKUS security alliance and its pursuit of hypersonic weapons risks undermining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific.

The Independent UK

What are hypersonic missiles and why is the West developing them amid Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Kinzhal missiles believed to have been used as part of attack which killed at least 23 people and reduced children’s hospital in Kyiv to rubble

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia, UK, US Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced Tuesday they will work together via the recently created security alliance known as AUKUS to develop hypersonic missiles. The move comes amid growing concern by the US and allies about China’s growing military assertiveness in the Pacific.

The Times of India

US, UK and Australia to develop hypersonic weapons

LONDON: The UK, US and Australia said they are working on developing hypersonic weapons -- military technology already deployed by Russia in Ukraine -- as part of their new trilateral security pact called AUKUS.

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