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Labor promises to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific with $525 million step up in foreign aid

Labor will boost foreign aid to the Pacific by more than half a billion dollars, establishing climate and defence training programs and overhauling visa programs, as part of an effort to counter China's influence in the region.

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Labor pledges to restore Pacific relations

Labor has unveiled a plan to restore Australia's standing in the Pacific, but the prime minister claims it is a copy of what his government is already doing.

AAP

Labor to announce Pacific plan to boost diplomatic relations in region

Following the controversy surrounding the signing of a security pact between Solomon Islands and China, Labor is set to announce a package of reforms to boost Australia's relationship with the Pacific.

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View from The Hill: 'The bug' gives Albanese opportunity to sell the team but less time to sell himself

“Well, the boss has got the bug, so you’ve got me.” Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare fronted the media the morning after Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID, and the contrast didn’t go unnoticed.

The Conversation

China is exerting ‘enormous pressure’ on Pacific island nations, Scott Morrison says

Morrison dodges questions on whether Australia knew of Solomon Islands-China pact amid ministers’ conflicting accounts

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: the Coalition says Labor always ‘takes China’s side’, but are the parties’ positions so different?

Did the opposition call Scott Morrison a ‘racist’ for shutting the border to China at the start of pandemic? Let’s look at the record

The Guardian - AU

Jacinda Ardern questions motive for China-Solomons security pact

New Zealand PM flags Beijing’s ‘growing assertiveness’ in region, while ‘Pacific stuff-up’ haunts Australia’s governing Coalition going into election

The Guardian - AU

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Peter Dutton warns China will expand its presence in Pacific after Solomon Islands pact

Defence Minister Peter Dutton is warning China will not waste any time expanding its presence in the South Pacific, after signing its controversial security pact with Solomon Islands.

ABC News

PM clarifies China security threat insight

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government has been aware of a potential Chinese security pact arising in the Indo-Pacific.

AAP

Solomon Islands’ security pact with China raises the question – is Australia the partner for the Pacific it thinks it is?

There may not be a direct link between climate policy and the agreement, but it has contributed to the dimming of Australia’s reputation in region

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison pushes back on claims the government bungled security relationship with Solomon Islands

The Prime Minister rejects accusations that the Coalition has bungled a key security relationship, after Solomon Islands shrugged off warnings from Australia and signed a new pact with China.

ABC News

Brendan O'Connor says defence spending under the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments was similar, on average. Is that correct?

Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O'Connor says the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments both spend 1.7 to 1.8 per cent of GDP on defence. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

PM defends role in Pacific amid China deal

Labor has attacked the Morrison government for not acting sooner to prevent a security deal from being signed between China and the Solomon Islands.

AAP

Australian minister tries to end Solomons-China pact

Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja has flown to the Solomon Islands in a bid to prevent a China military presence in the South Pacific island nation

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The Conversation

How Labor can win the 2022 election

This piece is the first in a two-part series. Its companion piece, How the Coalition can win the 2022 election, can be found here.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: A new government would bring changes for the bureaucrats in the Canberra 'bubble'

With a change of government a real prospect according to the opinion polls, public servants are starting to gossip about what an Albanese administration would mean for them.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government accused of keeping defence decisions secret and ‘banked up’ for election campaign

Defence department won’t promise to brief Labor on moves made but not announced prior to election being called

ABC News

The Loop: Axed submarines could cost billions, cross-checks find 300 extra COVID deaths in NSW, a rescinded Razzie

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Cancelled French submarine program could cost taxpayers more than $5 billion

Australia's torpedoed French submarine program could eventually cost taxpayers up to $5.5 billion, despite the contract being torn up well before construction was to begin

The Guardian - AU

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells criticises ‘Liberal sisterhood’ for staying quiet on toxic culture in parliament

Senator shares tribute to Kimberley Kitching in upper house, saying she believes Labor factional in-fighting contributed to her death

ABC News

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching remembered in teary parliamentary tribute

The life and legacy of late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching is remembered by politicians across the divide in a special parliamentary tribute, with tearful colleagues describing her as a friend, patriot and warrior.

AAP

Kimberley Kitching farewelled by Senate

The late Kimberley Kitching is being farewelled by parliamentary colleagues in a special sitting of the Senate on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

‘They all play hard’: what happened when Kimberley Kitching came to Canberra?

After a six-year upper-house career, the Labor senator’s sudden death has prompted an outpouring of grief – and recrimination

The Guardian - AU

‘We never interfere’: China will not try to influence federal election, says new ambassador to Australia

‘Whoever is going to be the ruling party after the election, we are looking forward to a more positive relationship’, says Xiao Qian

The New Daily

New research reveals Australians’ distrust of Scott Morrison is turning them off government

Australians regard Scott Morrison as the nation’s least trustworthy politician, as new research reveals how we feel about our leaders.

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