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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.

Close to half of Vote Compass respondents are more worried about making ends meet than they were a year ago, and an overwhelming majority want businesses that increased revenues during the pandemic to pay back COVID-19 support.

Warnings of dramatically escalating extinctions in Australia over the next two decades seem to be falling on deaf ears

As the government fights for its life, John Howard, the Liberals’ living icon, has been on the campaign trail.

The Sydney Northern Beaches candidate, who likened her stance against transgender inclusion in sports to standing up against Nazis, says the social media platform was not the place to have the "complex, nuanced" debate.