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No Top Gun but minister survives G-force Hornet flight

Defence Minister Richard Marles has found fighter jets are not built for comfort after going up in a Super Hornet.

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Canberra and Manila expect defence agreement this year

Already strong military relations between Australia and the Philippines will be boosted further by a defence cooperation agreement on track for signing soon.

AAP

Pressure mounts on Labor to strengthen gambling reforms

Labor is holding firm on gambling laws despite growing calls across the parliament for inducements and all advertisements to be outlawed.

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War readiness probed for first time since World War II

An inquiry will look at how civil society can support the military and contribute to national preparedness in the event Australia goes to war.

AAP

Drones, lasers, AI on wishlist for evolving battlefield

Priority technologies have been identified by Australia's military as it adapts to rapidly evolving warfare and an increasingly complex security environment.

AAP

Aussie firefighters to tackle Europe's deadly blazes

Night waterbombing raids flown by Australian firefighters will be a new weapon against France's raging wildfires after calls for help were answered down under.

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Labor women outnumber men in the caucus. Why are they overlooked as Albanese’s potential successor?

Kate Ellis now heads an all-female executive as women hold a majority in the party room for the first time. But when talk turns to leadership, women barely rate

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'Ludicrous' US levy slammed for free-trade deal breach

Australian businesses have reacted angrily to the Trump administration's higher tariffs on the nation's exports, as Canberra vows to push for their removal.

AAP

'Jobs not war': Labor rank and file rail against subs

News of billions of dollars to help build submarines has angered Labor members who have pushed back against AUKUS at the party's national conference.

AAP

View from The Hill: ‘we must disagree with this action’ Albanese tells Beijing

On various measures, the Albanese government has been a lot more successful than its Morrison predecessor in dealing with Beijing, although this has partly been because it’s in China’s interests to be more accommodating.

The Conversation

Australian PM says Chinese missile test could have caused ‘considerable damage’ if weaponised

Solomon Islands prime minister says he doesn’t want to see more countries testing ICBMs in Pacific, adding ‘be our friend but don’t threaten us’

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'Provocative act': PM hits out at Chinese missile test

Anthony Albanese has criticised China's testing of nuclear-capable missiles in the Pacific, saying it destabilises the region.

AAP

Australia shouldn’t try to build its own frontier AI. Here’s why

The Trump administration’s recent decision to block foreign access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models has reignited AI sovereignty debates – where nations strive to build and maintain their own AI, rather than using models developed elsewhere.

The Conversation

'A kick in the guts' for Canberra: shock move for iconic PM's XI fixture

The iconic Manuka Oval fixture will now be moved to a new city.

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UK PM's political demise 'hard to watch' for Aussie MPs

Keir Starmer's resignation as British prime minister has drawn a mixed reaction from Australia's political leaders.

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WA minister says no evidence H5N1 bird flu has spread but samples from two sea birds being tested -as it happened

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Australia and Canada sign a $1.75 billion deal to build long-range radar in Canada

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Canadian Secretary of State (Defense Procurement) Stephen Fuhr signed the first phase of a pact to provide early warning radar coverage from the Canada-United States border into the Arctic.

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Australia and Canada sign a $1.75B deal to build long-range radar in Canada

Australia and Canada have signed a $1.75 billion export agreement to build an Australian-designed long-range radar system in Canada

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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney snubs US to sign $1.75B long-range radar deal with Australia

The pact will provide early warning radar coverage from the Canada-United States border into the Arctic

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FED:Record defence export deal puts Australia on the radar

A major partner will buy Australia's world-leading radar system under a multibillion-dollar deal, making it the nation's largest defence export agreement.

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Record defence export deal puts Australia on the radar

A major partner will buy Australia's world-leading radar system under a multibillion-dollar deal, making it the nation's largest defence export agreement.

AAP

Australia gives Ukraine $100m boost against Russia

Australia has committed an extra $100 million in assistance to Ukraine to help procure critical military equipment, years on from Russia's full-scale invasion.

Bangkok Post

US military footprint growing in Australia: defence minister

SYDNEY - United States Marine Corps plans for a crisis-ready stockpile in Australia are part of a "growing US footprint" in the country and important for national security, Defence Minister Richard Marles said Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

Wong and Marles were left waiting in the wings in London – it’s further proof Aukus was never anything more than a political stunt

All the flimflam and palaver amount to nothing in the face of domestic realities. Perhaps the UK’s John Healey has done us all a good turn

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Labor insists AUKUS unaffected after snap resignations

Australia is reaffirming support for its nuclear-powered submarine deal after a number of high-profile resignations within the British government.

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