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Singer Judith Durham dies; Penny Wong calls for restraint on China’s exercises; 89 Covid deaths – as it happened

Independent review recommends home buybacks for NSW flood victims. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Midwinter ball back - in spring - with a chance to win a tennis match with the PM

Fancy a game of tennis with Anthony Albanese? Dinner with Penny Wong? Both experiences will be up for auction at this year's Midwinter Ball

The Canberra Times

Government launches defence force review

The federal government has announced a strategic review of Australia's military structure and posture, the first in 10 years, alongside talks on new submarines.

AAP

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Australia's military structure, preparedness and investments to be reviewed for first time in a decade

Former defence minister Stephen Smith will join retired Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston in conducting the first review of Defence Force structure in a decade.

ABC News

China’s targeting of Australian military planes ‘aggressive and irresponsible’, US says

Defense department’s Ely Ratner says such incidents represent ‘one of the most significant threats to peace and stability in the region’

The Guardian - AU

COVID numbers dip in ACT as aged care crisis deepens

The ACT recorded 790 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Sunday.

The Canberra Times

COVID-19 outbreaks force 'desperate' extension of defence force support in aged care

With more than a thousand Australian aged care facilities facing COVID-19 outbreaks, the federal government has extended support from defence force personnel to September.

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Keating says Pelosi’s reported Taiwan trip could lead to ‘military hostilities’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia almost no chance to buy any submarine from current US building program, experts say

Latest report to US Congress reveals the superpower will struggle to meet its own submarine-building targets for decades

The Guardian - AU

‘Abusing China’s restraint’: Beijing accuses Australia of provocation at sea

Global Times quotes comments by foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on military encounters in the South China Sea

The Guardian - AU

Fears grow of possible miscalculation involving Australian military in contested South China Sea

The most recent close-waters interaction between Chinese and Australian warships leads experts to fear a serious incident could occur soon.

ABC News

Defence Department silent on latest Chinese military encounter with Australian warship

Officials refuse to comment on reports the Chinese military has closely tracked an Australian warship through international waters.

ABC News

Australia foreign minister urges Pacific neighbors to unite

Australia’s foreign minister is urging Pacific island neighbors to unite on their shared challenges of U.S.-China strategic competition, climate change and COVID-19

The Independent UK

Australia sees climate crisis as a national security issue, defence minister tells US

Richard Marles delivers speech in US warning of increased militarisation in South China Sea and importance of climate action to Pacific allies

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Defence Minister urges closer Australia-US ties to avoid 'catastrophic failure of deterrence' in Indo-Pacific

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says strengthening the Australia-US alliance is the only way to "deter future employment in Europe, the Indo-Pacific, or elsewhere".

The Guardian - UK

Penny Wong: China and Australia take ‘first steps towards stabilising relationship’

Foreign affairs minister meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at G20 in Bali to push for end to ‘coercive’ sanctions

AAP

Wong seeks to stabilise China relationship

Penny Wong won't make concessions on areas of national interest during talks with her Chinese counterpart, the first between the two nations in three years.

The Guardian - AU

Floods clean-up begins; nation records 35 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Penny Wong to meet Chinese minister in sign of thawing relations between Australia and China

Following days of speculation, China’s foreign ministry confirmed the meeting after Wong signalled she was open to a direct conversation

AAP

Federal response stronger in flood crisis

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the federal response to flooding has been stronger than similar natural disasters earlier this year.

AAP

Time needed to probe 'shameful' war crimes

As police act on evidence from a damning war crimes probe, Defence Minister Richard Marles says it's 'important' Australia deals with it properly.

The Guardian - AU

‘History will judge us’: Richard Marles commits to defence reform after Afghan war crimes inquiry

Defence minister says Australia must ‘make right this appalling set of circumstances’ and promises to keep parliament informed of progress

The Guardian - AU

Acting PM says Australia will stand up for national interest amid fading hopes of China reset

Richard Marles signals change in tone with biggest trading partner but pledges to avoid Coalition’s ‘chest-beating’

AAP

Marles vows fix for Pacific Guardian boats

Defence has identified potential faults in Guardian patrol boats Australia has supplied to Pacific island nations.

The Conversation

Is Australia in the firing line of a new Chinese campaign against the US?

How can Australia navigate the tough and dangerous strategic environment in Asia today with America and China competing to be the leading regional power? The consensus in Canberra – on both sides of politics – is that we should stick as close as we can to America, in the hope…

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