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The Ferguson Report: Dutton has a bad case of Ghost Bats in the belfry

The Ghost Bat will be flown by nobody and is impossible to detect. It makes a perfect partner for our nuclear submarines – non-existent and undetectable.

The New Daily

Australia alarm over China security deal with Solomon Islands

Leaked document indicates pact would allow China to deploy police and troops to Pacific island nation.

Al Jazeera

Australian defence minister says China base in Solomons would be concerning

Australia's defence minister said on Friday any move to establish a Chinese military base in neighbouring Solomon Islands would be concerning, after a draft security document between Beijing and Honiara was leaked online.

Reuters

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Grattan on Friday: what comes after this grinding election campaign passes?

Political observers hang out for when the prime minister will announce the election date, marking the start of the “campaign”.

The Conversation

Russia, Ukraine hackers run ransomware ops

Russian and Ukrainian cyber gangs continue to launch ransomware campaigns, with Australian firms at risk of data compromise and extortion.

AAP

Defence force to get $900m for bases

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced an injection of funds to upgrade facilities at Australian Defence Force bases around the nation.

AAP

The Morrison government wants a 'khaki' election. How do the two major parties stack up on national security?

Unless you have been under a political rock for the past few weeks, you could not have missed the emergence of a “khaki election”.

The Conversation

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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.

The New Daily

Climate crisis is greatest threat to Australia’s future and security, former defence leaders warn

Open letter calls on politicians to make climate a primary focus in election year and ‘address this clear and present danger’

The Guardian - AU

China could ‘take out’ Australian satellites says new head of Defence’s space command

But experts warn again accelerating ‘an upward spiral towards a less stable and more risky space environment’ as logo unveiled

The Guardian - AU

Australia to retaliate to cyber attacks

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has warned Australian businesses and critical infrastructure are targets for Russian cyber attacks.

AAP

Why stop at plain old earth? Dutton heads off to space with latest election pitch

Peter Dutton is announcing today a US-style ‘Space Force’, improving border security where we need it most: the infinite black abyss.

Crikey

SA hospitals under ‘extraordinary strain’; Perrottet asks MP to resign after charges – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Adding fuel to the fire

Good morning, early birds. Energy Minister Angus Taylor will accelerate seven fossil fuel projects despite the UN chief describing such a move as “madness”, and the WA government will completely rewrite its gun laws after the WA Police Force database showed how widespread they are. It’s the news you need…

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Australia-China space gap 'concerning'

Australia's inaugural space commander says the country needs to accelerate its space capability in the face of threats from countries like Russia and China.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says space command needed as some countries ‘see space as a territory for their taking’

Defence minister argues boundary between competition and conflict ‘increasingly blurred’ after Russia destroyed satellite leaving ‘lethal debris’

ABC News

Defence Minister Peter Dutton flags future US-style Space Force for Australia

Launching Australia's new Space Command, the Defence Minister flags a future Australian military force in space similar to the one established by former US president Donald Trump, as China and Russia's space power grows.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton casts Coalition as stronger than Labor on defence as election nears – so how different are they?

Looking closely at the national security stances of the two major parties reveals more similarities than the Coalition would have voters think

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Former Defence chief, Liberal leader condemn lack of action on climate change

Minister for Defence Peter Dutton has previously issued directives to his department and serving military to stop pursuing a "woke agenda".

Crikey

Conservatives leap on to bullying claims after Kimberley Kitching’s death

Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton wasted no time sledging Labor over bullying allegations, even as their party faces serious gender problems.

The Guardian - AU

Labor warns against ‘political captain’s call’ as Dutton’s choice to head defence thinktank delayed

Marise Payne’s top adviser, Justin Bassi, has not yet been appointed to lead the government-funded Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Crikey

Questions and answers

Good morning, early birds. Defence Minister Peter Dutton has called for a proper investigation into “serious allegations” of bullying towards the late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, and Australian unemployment has fallen to 4%, the equal-lowest figure in 48 years. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

The Conversation

A bigger defence force will affect more military families' children – their well-being must be protected

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is about to get a lot bigger. Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced plans to expand the ADF by 18,000 members by 2040. This nearly 30% increase, the largest since the Vietnam War, will require not only a renewed focus on recruitment, but also on…

The Guardian - AU

Defence personnel not allowed to speak about climate ‘unless they go through Peter Dutton’s office’

Former defence force chief Chris Barrie says it’s a disgrace that we’ve made a left-right issue out of global heating and its impacts

The Guardian - AU

‘An abomination’: Morrison signals sanctions against China if it helps arm Russia

PM says Australia ‘will move in lockstep’ with allies on sanctioning the country’s largest trading partner

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