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‘Aggressive act’: Australia says it tracked Chinese spy ship

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says ship hugged western coastline travelling in Australia’s EEZ.

Al Jazeera

Australia says Chinese spy ship has been hugging west coast

Australia’s defense minister says a Chinese warship with spying capabilities has been hugging the western coastline in what amounts to an “aggressive act.”

The Independent UK

Australian defence minister says Chinese spy ship in waters 'an act of aggression'

Australia's defence minister, Peter Dutton, said a Chinese intelligence ship had been tracked off the West Australian coast, describing it as an "act of aggression" by Beijing.

Reuters

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Warship didn't enter Australian waters: PM

Scott Morrison says Australia was keeping a close eye on a Chinese warship spotted off the coast of Western Australia.

AAP

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says a Chinese spy ship has been seen near secretive naval facility off Western Australia

A high-tech Chinese surveillance ship has been tracked off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base that supports American and other allied submarines.

ABC News

Sky News host Paul Murray in expletive-laden anti-Labor tirade to audience before Peter Dutton interview

Murray urged crowd to vote for Coalition while mocking Penny Wong, trans people and described a regular guest as ‘blow-up clown doll’

The Guardian - AU

UAP to review preferences after outrage

The United Australia Party will review its preferences of so-called "freedom parties" in some seats after outrage among anti-vaccine mandate supporters.

AAP

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Kevin Rudd attacks ‘idiot’ Peter Dutton over ‘hairy-chested’ comments on China

Former Labor PM says if China wanted a reset with Australia he ‘could not think of a dumber thing to do’ than the Solomon Islands deal

The Guardian - AU

Queensland's federal seat of Dickson sees LNP's Peter Dutton in tight contest against Labor's Ali France

Even after sitting MP Peter Dutton doubled his margin in 2019, his seat of Dickson remains marginal. Is it in play in this federal election?

ABC News

Morning mail: campaign picks up pace, Russian journalists rebel, how to care for party clothes

Tuesday: Albanese pledges more than $346m for hospitals and teachers, while Morrison talks up $8bn in military spending. Plus: will proposed policies actually fix Australia’s housing affordability crisis?

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s department confirms defence minister has six Brereton oversight reports

But despite being in role for 13 months, Dutton has never spoken in parliament about reforms stemming from alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese: five key questions for the Labor leader ahead of the 2022 election

From negotiating with independents to strengthening the relationship with Pacific neighbours, Albanese on the big issues facing Australia

The Guardian - AU

The Pub Test: How the decades of politics have made things easier and harder

Pub Test participant Raelene Dunstall reflects on how her rights have improved over the decades but challenges are still present today for the next generation.

The Canberra Times

Australia seeks friendship with Solomons despite China pact

Australia’s defense minister says his nation wants to continue having a strong friendship and relationship with the Solomon Islands despite it signing a security pact with China

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - AU

Malcolm Turnbull says Australians are ‘voting with their feet’ to support teal independents in election

Former PM tells Washington Harvard Club the rise of the independents could mean the ‘capture’ of the Liberal party is thwarted by ‘direct democratic action’ in the 2022 federal election

The Independent UK

Australia defends Solomon Islands ties after ‘invasion’ claim as China row grows

Australia’s defence minister insisted the claims are not about the nation

The Guardian - AU

Confronted about his inaction on the Brereton reforms, Peter Dutton attempts to shoot the messenger

Defence minister calls Guardian Australia a ‘trashy publication’ but leaves questions unanswered

The Guardian - AU

Labor denounces Peter Dutton’s ‘conspiracy theory’ that China wants Coalition to lose election

In election debate, Labor’s Brendan O’Connor says defence minister’s line of attack on China is for his own political purposes

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The Independent UK

Debate sparks over China's interest in Australian election

An Australian debate heated up Thursday when the defense minister said there was evidence the Chinese Communist Party wanted Australia’s government to change at the May 21 election because a center-left Labor Party administration would attempt to appease Beijing

ABC News

China dominates defence debate between Dutton and O'Connor, with minister warning Australia must 'prepare for war'

Defence Minister Peter Dutton faces off against his counterpart Brendan O'Connor, with the pair agreeing China has changed and Australia must be prepared for war.

AAP

Chinese influence 'phenomenal': Dutton

China's growing global influence is "quite phenomenal" according to Defence Minister Peter Dutton, who faced off with his Labor counterpart at a debate.

The Conversation

Half-time results are in: who's having a good election campaign, and who isn't?

When pre-poll voting starts on Monday May 9, it will signal the denouement of one of the least compelling streaming series ever to secure repeat funding: #AusVotes2022.

AAP

Mr Universe fails in deportation appeal

Former Mr Universe Gary Lewer will be sent back to the UK after the convicted criminal failed to have his deportation on character grounds overturned.

AAP

Border Force says policies 'won't change'

A new Border Force ad targeting asylum seekers says policies on boat arrivals won't change as the government accuses Labor of wanting to soften policy.

The Conversation

Peter Dutton says Australia should prepare for war. So how likely is a military conflict with China?

We are fated, whether we like it or not, to live in interesting times, having entered, as one prominent observer puts it a “decade of living dangerously”.

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