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Paul Keating’s AUKUS hostility reflects his passion for hard-nosed realism over subservience

There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the world: the global order and Australia’s place in it.

The Conversation

‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy

As a major new book about the former prime minister goes on sale, he talks about meeting the Queen, Trump’s aims, and why his big vision will never fade

The Guardian - AU

Best Australian books out in September: a Big Little Lies sequel, Keating’s vision and ‘superagers’

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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Pragmatic engagement – what Albanese’s visit reveals about China relations in a turbulent world

The Albanese government has faced an increasingly uncertain world since its re-election in May.

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UK events use Scottish land to clean up their carbon footprint

Royal family events, major UK sporting occasions, airlines and English councils have used Scottish land to clean up their carbon emissions, despite…

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View from The Hill: tariff rebuff feeds into debate about how Australia handles Donald Trump

Anthony Albanese didn’t mince words in responding to Donald Trump’s refusal to grant Australia an exemption from the United States’ tariff on aluminium and steel. “This is not a friendly act,” the prime minister declared bluntly.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Curran on Trump, Ukraine, shifting tectonic plates, and a bigger Australian defence bill

The Trump presidency is turning much of the world order on its head. Tne United States president is arm-twisting Ukraine, playing nice with Russia, and using protection as an economic and political weapon.

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Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate

Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 but proportion absorbed has been declining since, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Sepa prosecutions of environmental rulebreakers plummet

COMPLAINTS about pollution in Scotland leapt over the past 10 years while successful prosecutions of polluters have fallen from 18 to zero, The…

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow man caught with three explosive devices under driver's seat 'inspired by apocalypse book'

James Curran claimed he had drawn inspiration from a character in an apocalyptic novel when he made the IEDs using fireworks, nails and ball bearings.

Daily Record

‘Pretentious’, ‘hyperbolic’ and ‘irresponsible’: what was behind Nine newspapers’ Red Alert series?

Experts have questioned whether the Sydney Morning Herald and Age’s alarming series was inspired by an attempt to undermine the stabilisation of Australia’s relationship with China

The Guardian - AU

Paul Keating speculates King Charles could renounce UK monarch’s claim on Australia

Former prime minister suggests royal family ‘would have been so glad’ if 1999 referendum on becoming a republic succeeded

The Guardian - AU

How has Australia dealt with China in the past and what does this mean for today?

Tensions between Canberra and Beijing are nothing new. Here's how various prime ministers have managed the changing relationship over the years.

ABC News

Glasgow thug who claimed friend fell down stairs convicted of killing him

Alexander Walker attacked James Curran in the stairwell of a block of flats last year. The victim suffered horrific internal injuries having been kicked or stamped upon.

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Mum says son's Belfast school that goes 'above and beyond' gives 'hope'

The Whites are fundraising for a therapy assistance dog for the school as their way of giving back

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