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Adam Bandt Slams AUKUS Pact & Trump: ‘The World Is Being Burned Down By Powerful Men’

Greens leader Adam Bandt criticises of the AUKUS military alliance and Australia's relationship with the US and Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump has gatecrashed the federal election. It’s creating huge challenges for Australia’s next government

Much of the world is finding out it’s a very difficult time to be a friend and ally of the United States.

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With friends like Trump, who needs Aukus? ALP members are demanding an answer

The drums of Labor dissent are beating. Compounded by new US tariffs, they’ll get louder if Albanese is returned on 3 May

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Australia should persist with Aukus despite risk of US relationship ‘becoming unstuck’, former defence department secretary says

Dennis Richardson argues biggest hindrance to $368bn deal is budgetary capacity and ‘political will’

The Guardian - AU

Labor gains big lead in a Morgan poll, but drops back in YouGov

A national Morgan poll, conducted March 10–16 from a sample of 2,097, gave Labor a 54.5–45.5 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for Labor since the March 3–9 Morgan poll. This is Labor’s largest lead in a Morgan poll since August 2023.

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The Greens Propose To End Defence Agreements With The US

The Greens' defence spokesperson David Shoebridge proposed to replace US-made drones with locally-made ones in a press release on Saturday.

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‘Vandals in the White House’ no longer reliable allies of Australia, former defence force chief says

Chris Barrie says it’s too soon to say whether we should end our Aukus partnership, but called Donald Trump in his second term ‘irrecoverable’

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Bob Carr says Aukus a ‘colossal surrender of sovereignty’ if submarines do not arrive under Australian control

Former foreign minister says it is ‘inevitable’ US won’t supply nuclear-powered submarines under Aukus

The Guardian - AU

Coalition backs AUKUS as sub concerns rise to surface

The coalition reaffirms its support for the AUKUS partnership as voices on both sides of politics raise concerns about the multibillion-dollar defence pact.

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Not yet time for a Plan B. Australia must stick with AUKUS – for better or worse

Following the recent imposition of steel and aluminium tariffs, the Australian government is coming to terms with the reality of engaging with a US ally that is increasingly transactional.

The Conversation

Cooler heads must prevail with Trump – Australia shouldn’t give up on the ‘special friendship’

US President Donald Trump appears to have abruptly upended America’s most trusted alliances with European countries since taking office just two months ago. But are we misreading the cues?

The Conversation

Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia?

The multi-billion dollar deal was heralded as ensuring the security of the Indo-Pacific. But with America an increasingly unreliable ally, doubts are rising above the waves

The Guardian - AU

Aussie firms aim to be in firing line of AUKUS deals

Australian industry will get a helping hand to break into US and UK supply chains in a bid to prevent local businesses missing out on lucrative contracts.

AAP

‘What does that mean?’ Australia unperturbed by Trump’s response to reporter’s Aukus question

Australian officials, including prime minister Anthony Albanese, downplay Trump’s response

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Afternoon Update: Trump’s Aukus slip; China defends live-fire drills; and honouring Antony Green

US president initially responds ‘what does that mean?’ when asked about Aukus

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AUKUS deal safe despite Trump's acronym stumble: PM

Anthony Albanese has downplayed suggestions the AUKUS alliance was under threat after Donald Trump appeared to not know what it was.

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese falls victim to a Chinese burn

As the Albanese government struggles to stay on its political feet, who would have thought the China issue would suddenly insert itself into the campaign, leaving the prime minister looking, at best, flat-footed?

The Guardian - AU

Middle powers such as Australia relied on the rules-based order, but that’s in doubt. Here’s what we must do

US globalism is in retreat and Australia’s fear of abandonment is more acute than in ages

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Defence jobs boom pledge as state leaders trade blows

Labor is promising to expand training for defence industry jobs and the Liberals are pledging youth justice initiatives as a state election nears.

The Conversation

A Chinese own goal? How war games in the Tasman Sea could push NZ closer to AUKUS

The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the geopolitical context than the actual event.

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UK Risks Losing Key Ally as Mongolia Shifts Towards Russia and China, Threatening Aukus Pact

Concerns are mounting over the UK’s strategic positioning as critics warn that a failure in trade policy could prompt belligerent powers to pivot eastward.

The Conversation

The ASIO threat assessment is a dark outlook for Australia’s security. Are our laws up to the task?

This week, ASIO chief Mike Burgess delivered his sixth Annual Threat Assessment.

The Independent UK

Australian spy boss says 3 foreign governments plotted to harm people in Australia

An Australian security boss says his spy agency has discovered three foreign governments plotting to physically harm people living in Australia

The Conversation

ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia

ASIO chief Mike Burgess has warned that over the next five years Australia’s security environment will become more dynamic, diverse and degraded, with “more security surprises” in the second half of the decade than in the first.

The Guardian - AU

Asio chief reveals foreign spies plotted to lure Australia-based activist overseas to injure or kill them

Australia’s spy boss Mike Burgess highlights foreign intelligence operations, antisemitism and election disinformation in annual threat assessment speech

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