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Defence Minister insists AUKUS will enhance Australia's sovereignty, not dependence on US

One of the United States' most respected former naval commanders says Australia could have nuclear-powered submarines in the water within 30 years.

ABC News

Nuclear subs to be a 'three-way solution': Marles

Australian sovereignty won't be affected when the country acquires nuclear submarines despite a reliance on the US and UK for help, the defence minister says.

AAP

Richard Marles insists Aukus submarine deal will not erode Australia’s military sovereignty

Defence minister to tell parliament agreement with US and UK will not limit Australia’s independence on deployment decisions

The Guardian - AU

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Australia hosts Asia forum to tackle trafficking

Southeast Asian and Pacific nations will come together in Australia to discuss regional issues including people smuggling and human trafficking.

AAP

Morning Mail: Liberal to speak out for voice, Wong overruled nuclear treaty advice, Turkey ‘in shock’

Greens and Liberals battle with differing internal views about referendum, while the foreign minister defied officials to send an observer to meeting on nuclear ban

The Guardian - AU

US hails progress in getting Australia nuclear-powered submarines ‘at the earliest possible date’

Defence minister Richard Marles says Aukus partners will all benefit from ‘three-way ecosystem’ as he meets with US counterpart Lloyd Austin

The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles hints at three-way AUKUS submarine design as White House unveiling looms

Defence Minister Richard Marles, in America to meet his US counterpart, hints that Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine will improve the capabilities of all three members of the AUKUS agreement.

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Aukus: Biden urged to fast-track research into submarines using non-weapons grade uranium

US lawmakers are concerned that if Australia’s new nuclear submarines use enriched fuel it could undermine global non-proliferation system

The Guardian - AU

No tension between UK and Australia on colonial past, says Foreign Secretary

James Cleverly was speaking after Australia’s foreign minister had urged Britain to confront its ‘uncomfortable’ history in the Indo-Pacific.

The Independent UK

Australia prepares to unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans in the United States

Anthony Albanese is expected to detail Australia's preferred nuclear submarine option on American soil next month, alongside US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak – raising the prospect of a potential new boat design involving all three allies.

ABC News

A nuclear pact between friends

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he would have signed up to the AUKUS deal with the US and UK if he had been PM at the time, and he has asked Opposition Leader Peter Dutton just what will it take to get his support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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Voice working group says Dutton committed to ‘further talks’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles, Penny Wong visit Australian troops training Ukrainian recruits in fight against Russia

Richard Marles and Penny Wong are in the UK, visiting a military base where Australian troops are training Ukrainian forces to defend against Russia's invasion.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese says he would likely have signed up to Aukus if he had been PM at the time

Exclusive: Prime minister’s assessment pits him against Paul Keating, who has urged Labor to walk away from controversial pact

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Radio France Internationale

France and Australia mend fences to relaunch era of defence ties

A deal to send ammunition to Ukraine announced by France and Australia appears to have set in motion a new era of defence cooperation that aims to finally mend the relations between the two Indo-Pacific neighbours that were badly fractured by a row over submarines.

The Independent UK

France, Australia to supply Ukraine with artillery shells

France and Australia have announced plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine

Reuters

France and Australia to jointly build shells for Ukraine

France and Australia on Monday unveiled plans to jointly manufacture ammunition for Ukraine as the two countries seek to shore up defence cooperation and move past a row over Canberra's decision to ditch plans to buy French submarines two years ago.

ABC News

Fresh AUKUS concerns as submarine headaches emerge in United States over dry dock closures

The US Navy suspends submarine repair work at four West Coast dry docks, prompting fresh concerns about the AUKUS agreement just weeks before a new announcement on an "optimal pathway" for Australia to develop nuclear-powered submarines.

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AFP

France, Australia to hasten comeback from submarines row in Paris

Paris (AFP) - Australian and French ministers are to meet Monday in a fresh drive to mend fences 16 months after Canberra pulled the plug on a big submarines contract, leaving Paris seething.

Radio France Internationale

Indo-Pacific security high on the agenda as Australian ministers visit Paris, London

Australia's defence and foreign ministers have announced they aim to deepen security ties with France and Britain during visits to Europe this week, flagging the Indo-Pacific as a key area of focus.

Reuters

Senior Australian ministers to visit France, Britain to boost ties

Australia's defence and foreign ministers on Sunday said they aimed to deepen security ties with France and Britain during visits to Europe this week, flagging the Indo-Pacific as a key area of focus.

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong and Richard Marles to head to France in effort to heal Aukus rift

Australia’s foreign and defence ministers to join French counterparts for ‘2+2’ meeting, the first since relations cooled in 2021 over pact with US and UK

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: defence budget ‘not limitless’, Marles warns; Albanese’s approval dips; Djokovic on fire

Defence minister does not rule out an overseas build of Australia’s first nuclear submarine

The Guardian - AU

‘We don’t have limitless resources’: Australian government prepared to scale back defence projects

While Labor has committed to an increase in defence spending, Richard Marles refused to rule out building first nuclear-powered submarines offshore

Al Jazeera

Australia to spend $2bn on fleet of US Black Hawk helicopters

The Black Hawks replace Australia’s fleet of European-designed Taipan helicopters which are being retired early.

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