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The much-anticipated defence review is here. So what does it say, and what does it mean for Australia?

The Albanese government on Monday released a declassified version of the much-anticipated defence strategic review, authored by former defence chief Angus Houston and former defence minister Stephen Smith.

The Conversation

Michael Pascoe: The fallacy at the heart of the Reserve Bank of Australia review

Instead of tackling the fallacy and lie, the review came up with this: 'There should be increased joint work between Treasury and the RBA'.

The New Daily

ABC Ombudsman dismisses Nine newspaper complaint about Media Watch Red Alert segment

Host Paul Barry was deemed not to have breached editorial standards because the show was opinion, not news, after SMH and Age series on China

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Paul Keating accuses Penny Wong of 'platitudes'; she says he's 'diminished his legacy'

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has launched an extraordinary fresh barrage of criticism against Foreign Minister Penny Wong, accusing her of delivering “platitudes” in her major foreign policy speech on Monday.

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Penny Wong and Paul Keating spar as minister warns against ‘frenzied’ Taiwan war speculation

Wong also hits back at former prime minister saying his comments diminish ‘his legacy and the subject matter’

The Guardian - AU

Alan Kohler: Don’t get too accustomed to low unemployment. Here’s why it won’t last

With unemployment now back at 3.5 per cent, workers seem to have regained their bargaining power – until technology takes it away again.

The New Daily

Penny Wong dismisses Paul Keating’s claim that the military has taken over Australian foreign policy

Minister says foreign and defence policies are both essential for making the country stronger and more influential

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Former treasurer Kerin remembered with state funeral

The country's longest serving primary industries minister and former treasurer John Kerin has been honoured at a state funeral at Old Parliament House.

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Australia's new High Commissioner to the UK, Stephen Smith, speaks on Julian Assange, AUKUS and climate change

Stephen Smith reveals he will be the first Australian High Commissioner to visit Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in prison, as he sits down with the ABC upon commencing his new role in London.

ABC News

Government and nation can't afford to avoid productive debate on economic reform

A more impoverished Australia looms as our productivity plunge continues

Newcastle Herald

Australia is now almost entirely held by Labor – but that doesn't necessarily make life easier for leaders

When Dominic Perrottet gave a gracious concession speech after his defeat in the New South Wales election on Saturday night, it was hard to avoid favourable comparison with the United States. There was no sign of rancour or hyper-partisanship. He praised Labor’s Chris Minns for a clean campaign. He predicted…

The Conversation

Former PM Keating issues fresh attack on AUKUS deal

Former prime minister Paul Keating has accused the government of shifting its justification for acquiring nuclear submarines under AUKUS.

The New Daily

Time to grow up: Australia's national security dilemma demands a mature debate

There’s been a lot of recent shouting about Australia’s national security policy.

The Conversation

The Caleb Bond/David Pocock T-shirt brouhaha....is now a T-shirt

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Newcastle Herald

Hunter Workers and South Coast Labour Council criticise AUKUS

AUKUS opposition is rising

Newcastle Herald

Readiness for rising China does our nation no harm, Mr Keating

Do we really have to wait until there is a flotilla of Chinese ships attacking Australia before we accept that China is a threat to Australian freedom and sovereignty?

ABC News

Army veteran's wife tells Q+A her husband tried to take his life more than 30 times, as she calls for more funding from government

Australian Army veteran Dave has tried to end his life more than 30 times since returning from Timor-Leste. He and his wife have used a Q+A appearance to implore the government to better support defence personnel.

Newcastle Herald

NSW election looms, but a bigger vote is due so we can stop waiting on crumbs from fat cats

A northern state with a population approaching two million would finally have the shackles removed.

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The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Hurt feelings overwhelm media’s ability to weigh Paul Keating’s substance

Paul Keating opened the door to the unexamined question of how we arrived at this point, both nationally and within the Labor Party.

The Guardian - AU

How many ex-PMs does it take to sink Australia’s nuclear submarine deal?

Malcolm Turnbull was quick to share his concerns about the $368bn deal but the opposition to Aukus was led by that old Labor war horse: Paul Keating

The Guardian - AU

We shall fight them on our pages: Nine newspapers invoke Churchill to defend their Red Alert series

Newspapers’ leadership angrily rejects criticism of China series with insiders saying their efforts were similar to ‘Churchill taking on the Nazis’. Plus: the end of the shock jock?

ABC News

Nuclear waste divisions intensify between Labor premiers over AUKUS submarine deal

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas hits back at suggestions from his Labor counterparts in Victoria and WA that his state should take nuclear waste from the future AUKUS fleet.

The New Daily

Australia to spend $1.3b on missiles in AUKUS deal

Australia will acquire hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles from the US as part of the AUKUS security pact.

The New Daily

Madonna King: Paul Keating’s AUKUS spray was of a bygone era

The brash leadership of Paul Keating might have been fit for purpose almost 30 years ago, but it certainly isn’t any more.

The Conversation

As Australia signs up for nuclear subs, NZ faces hard decisions over the AUKUS alliance

Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating’s recent strident criticism of the A$368 billion nuclear-powered submarine deal announced under the AUKUS security pact will have little effect on Australian policy. Canberra’s deepening level of security cooperation is underpinned by a deep political consensus.

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