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Solomon Islands becomes unlikely epicenter of U.S.-China competition

The islands' planned security deal with China has U.S. officials worried.

Axios

Major parties rule out deals with independents – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Unions warn against PM's industrial plan

Scott Morrison has used a trip to Western Australia to announce two new hydrogen hubs but unions have warned against a plan to reform industrial agreements.

AAP

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Labor's pledge to put 5200 extra volunteers on the ground in wake of disasters

Mr Albanese will use the ninth day of the campaign to spruik a $38 million funding pledge over three years to Disaster Relief Australia, a veteran-led organisation assisting communities after natural disasters.

Newcastle Herald

Katherine's PFAS water treatment plant finally ready for action — but more will follow, experts warn

Katherine's water will soon be some of the cleanest in Australia following a major PFAS scare in the area, but experts, including renowned activist Erin Brockovich, say this is just the beginning.

ABC News

Morning mail: ex-SAS solider to take stand, power prices surge, Hatchie’s double life

Tuesday: Ben Roberts-Smith is calling a former patrol commander as his first witness-in-reply in his defamation trial. Plus: how to take your cat for a walk

The Guardian - AU

Climate policy in 2022 is no longer a political bin-fire – but it remains a smouldering issue for voters

As far as political debate goes, this federal election seems to be less about climate change than any in the past 15 years. Unlike in 2010, 2013 and 2016 – when governments were elected and leaders deposed over climate policy – this time there’s no brutal contest over the issue.

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Plant-based patties, lab-grown meat and insects: how the protein industry is innovating to meet demand

As demand for alternative protein sources grows, Australians are increasingly looking for options that are healthy, sustainable and ethically made.

The Conversation

Australia would be among the biggest economic losers from a new cold war

If tensions between the Western world and China and Russia led to a split into two separate financial and trading systems, Australia would be among the countries most hurt.

The Conversation

Tiwi Islands offshore gas fight shows public banks are under real pressure over fossil fuel funding

Not so long ago, it was easy for public banks to fund new fossil fuel projects. But now, as the world faces a worsening climate crisis, the tide may be turning.

The Conversation

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

Industry anger after Defence spends $90 million on second-hand vessel in Canary Islands

Defence officials have quietly travelled to the Canary Islands and bought a five-year-old ship for Pacific Ocean operations, angering the local industry which was expecting the ship to be built in Western Australia.

ABC News

US calls on Australia to increase 2030 emission reduction pledge to help prevent ‘greater destruction’

Senior official says US ‘determined that everyone raise ambition’ in tackling climate crisis and stresses need to keep heating below 1.5C

The Guardian - AU

Australian wholesale power costs soaring despite Morrison government’s budget claims

Spike in prices in part caused by coal-fired power plants cutting output, says analyst

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The double life of Hatchie: ‘I toured with Kylie, then came home and worked in a cafe’

The Australian singer talks about her pandemic-induced quarter-life crisis and working casual jobs while recording her glossy, dark second album

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp doctor recalls scrambling to find actor’s severed finger on kitchen floor at Amber Heard trial

Physician says he found actor bleeding heavily and that he cleaned finger wound

RideApart

2022 Touratech Adventure Day Information Announced In Australia

Touratech Australia announced plans to hold its Touratech Adventure Day festivities once more in 2022, to showcase all the best and newest going on in ADV.

Daily Mirror

England 'to target Australia legend Ricky Ponting' as Test coach after Rob Key appointment

New Managing Director Rob Key is expected to split the England coaching job and Australia legend Ricky Ponting is reportedly high on his list of targets to coach the Test side

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He's the treasurer who may become the next leader of the Liberal Party. So how high can Josh Frydenberg fly?

`This is the first in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Carol Johnson’s profile of Jim Chalmers here.

Benzinga

Tritium Stock Soars On Multi-Year Contract With BP

Tritium Dcfc Ltd (NASDAQ:DCFC) entered into a multi-year contract with BP plc (NYSE:BP) for the supply of chargers and related services to support bp's global EV charging network. Financial terms were not disclosed. The arrangement marks a significant shift in the strategic nature of the relationship between the two companies, with an initial order of…

The Guardian - UK

The God of Small Things to Shuggie Bain: the Queen’s jubilee book list

Expert panel selects 70 books from across the Commonwealth marking the seven decades of her reign

The Guardian - AU

Alexander Downer features in UK video promoting Britain’s ‘new plan for immigration’

Former Australian foreign minister says ‘no one will end up being able to reside in the UK if they pay a people smuggler’, in UK Home Office video

Reuters

Senior U.S. officials to visit the Solomon Islands amid China security concerns

White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the State Department's top official for Asia will travel this week to the Solomon Islands, the White House said on Monday, amid concerns that the Pacific Island country is making a security pact with China.

The Guardian - AU

Australians unlikely to know cost of scrapped submarines until after election, Peter Dutton says

Defence minister says negotiations with France over abandoned naval agreement will ‘take some time’

The Independent UK

Australian leader warns of a resurgence in asylum seekers

Australia’s prime minister warns that thousands of asylum seekers will attempt to reach the country by boat if the opposition party wins elections on May 21

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