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Defence minister lays out need for nuclear subs

Protecting Australia's vital trade routes is at the heart of the need for nuclear submarine capability, the defence minister says.

AAP · Mar 22, 2023

Australia’s $3bn Aukus bill to boost US and UK industry may go even higher

Defence industry minister Pat Conroy admits ‘scope’ for extra costs and that local shipbuilder ASC may not win contract for British-designed boats

The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023

Albanese keeps debate in check, but two ALP heavyweights deliver brutal AUKUS verdicts

It seems increasingly likely Mr Albanese may not be able to avoid a public debate about AUKUS and major change to national defence policy.

The New Daily · Mar 21, 2023

Australia must do more to prevent ‘looting and destruction’ of underwater heritage, report says

Government urged to ratify UN convention in order to protect undersea areas like shipwrecks and now-submerged First Nations heritage sites

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023

Australia must play an active role in ending nuclear arms race, cross-party MPs urge

Statement calls for Albanese government to join landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2023

Fiji is in a media blackout ahead of the national election — here is what it means

The only hints that Fijians are on the cusp of a significant political decision are the Fiji election office posters up around town, which offer carefully factual and neutral information about how to legally vote.

ABC News · Dec 12, 2022

Man City's 21-man training squad for FC Copenhagen trip in Champions League

Manchester City have trained ahead of their trip to Denmark to face FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.

Manchester Evening News · Oct 10, 2022

Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat

WASHINGTON — Alex Ortiz thought he was done with Capitol Hill. After a decade as a staffer for “the representative for all Alaska,” Ortiz carried out the sad duty this spring of packing up Don Young’s office after the Republican’s sudden death — even at 88 years old, it still…

Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat - Roll Call

Has Rep. Mary Peltola started a new staffing trend? Her decision to hire Don Young’s chief of staff has raised eyebrows in Washington.

Roll Call · Sep 29, 2022

Farmers 'big winners' of UK trade deal

A free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom would benefit a number of sectors including agriculture, a parliamentary committee has heard.

AAP · Sep 20, 2022