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Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture?

The superpower still plays a critical role in the Pacific, but there will be no going back to the liberal world order even after this presidential term ends, analysts agree

The Guardian - AU

Warning regional threats demand more integrated defence

Defence spending needs to increase for Australia to have the robust and integrated military needed to counter regional threats, the head of a think tank warns.

AAP

View from The Hill: Albanese left off Trump’s meeting list, as Ley oversteps the mark

The foreign policy performances on both sides of politics currently have a dash of the amateur hour about them.

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Global doom and gloom sinks Aussie economic optimism

With the world order under threat, Australian attitudes to the economy and security are the bleakest they've been in two decades, a Lowy Institute poll shows.

AAP

Trump’s record of leaking intelligence and doubts over his new team have allies worried, experts say

As the presidential race narrows, Rhian Lubin speaks to experts in intelligence, national security, and foreign policy from the UK, Australia, and Canada on the implications of a Trump second term

The Independent UK

How will the outcome of the US election affect Australia, Aukus and our region?

Australia’s future is closely tied to the future occupant of the White House. What impacts could a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump presidency have?

The Guardian - AU

Australia thought it was done with Trump, now the US treaty ally is readying for his possible return

Canberra is focused on what a second Trump presidency could mean for Aukus – its deal to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

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US officials monitored pro-Assange protests in Australia for ‘anti-US sentiment’, documents reveal

Previously classified papers detail how the US embassy in Canberra responded to WikiLeaks’ release of embassy cables in 2010 and ‘sensationalist’ local media

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan war would dwarf Ukraine conflict, says Morrison

As a new poll shows Australians remain concerned about China in the region amid rising tensions, Scott Morrison has again entered the debate.

AAP

Australians' feelings towards China are thawing but suspicion remains high: Lowy 2023 poll

The diplomatic thaw between China and Australian since the election of the Albanese government is being followed by a limited thaw in Australians’ negativity towards China, according to the Lowy Institute’s 2023 Poll.

The Conversation

Guardian Australia wins Lowy Institute media award for An Impossible Choice climate podcast

The podcast about the dilemmas facing Pacific Islanders won the Lowy award for best coverage of climate change

The Guardian - AU

Aukus will lock in Australia’s dependence on US, intelligence expert warns

Clinton Fernandes argues in provocative new book the security pact will make it impossible to have an independent defence policy

The Guardian - AU

One in 10 Aussies trust China’s government - survey

Just over one in 10 Australians have faith in the Chinese government to act responsibly in international affairs, according to a new survey, amid attempts to resume diplomatic links between the nations under the country’s new Labor leadership.

Bangkok Post

Push for Aust-Pacific 'web of friendship'

The head of the Lowy Institute has called for Australia to meaningfully re-engage with the Pacific, saying the country's focus on the region has dropped.

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Albanese visit would 'delight' Ukraine

Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko says a visit from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to his country would send a strong message of solidarity.

The Guardian - AU

Public service shake-up continues with four new secretaries for government departments – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese to order intelligence chief to examine security threats posed by climate crisis

Former ADF chief backs study saying threats ‘continue to escalate in the absence of far stronger climate action than we have seen thus far’

The Guardian - AU

Spy agency head suggests disillusioned Chinese officials cooperating with Australia

In rare public address Asis chief says there are ‘more signs of officials and individuals interested in a relationship’ due to China’s ‘enforced monoculture’

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