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Following the controversy surrounding the signing of a security pact between Solomon Islands and China, Labor is set to announce a package of reforms to boost Australia's relationship with the Pacific.

No, you didn't misread that. That's legit the title of the song. 

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a Chinese military base in the Solomon Islands would be a “red line” for his government, as he attempts to deflect criticism he did not move quickly enough to avoid a security agreement between Honiara and Beijing.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says Australia can only preserve peace by preparing for war, while Labor's deputy leader criticises the government for failing to prepare Australia for any future conflict.

Australians are paying tribute to their war dead on Anzac Day largely free of pandemic restrictions for the first time since 2019

Thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Monday to honour military personnel on Anzac Day, after the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled or limited public gatherings and commemorations in the past two years.

Photos from the 2022 Anzac Dawn Service at the war memorial.

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A political scuffle over the Prime Minister's clumsy use of the word "blessed" has thrust the NDIS back into the spotlight and triggered important questions about the scheme's sustainability. However, they are questions that neither side of politics is yet prepared to answer.