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ADF boss weighs in on Middle East military capabilities

The head of Australia's military has pushed back on suggestions the country would not have the capability to send a navy ship to the Middle East.

AAP

Why is Anthony Albanese visiting Singapore amid Australia’s fuel crisis – and what could come from it?

The Middle East conflict has shaken both nations: Australia is facing shortfalls of oil, while Singapore’s gas supply is under threat

The Guardian - AU

Labor about-turns on ending defence project scrutiny

Senior ministers have backed as much transparency into Defence major projects as possible after a parliamentary committee moved to scrap public scrutiny.

AAP

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Penny Wong to join talks with 35 countries, excluding US, to explore ways to reopen strait of Hormuz

Talks, convened by the UK, will examine ‘all viable diplomatic and political measures’ to get critical waterway open

The Guardian - AU

Trump is impotently railing against the US’s allies. Albanese is right to avoid the president’s global catastrophe

The Australian government has little option but to live with Iranian control of the strait of Hormuz and counsel its once great friend to employ what’s left of its diplomatic brain

The Guardian - AU

Albanese Insists He Did Not Receive Formal Request for Help as Trump Singles Out Australia

Anthony Albanese is emphasizing yet again that he received no formal request from the US to help with the Middle East conflict.

International Business Times

Australia wants end to Iran conflict after Trump tirade

Australia is brushing aside criticism from US President Donald Trump for not being a help in the war in the Middle East.

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Albanese says he hasn’t received direct request for help after Trump takes swipe at ‘not great’ Australia

PM downplay’s Trump’s claims after US president criticises lack of support for war against Iran

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs 'speed' in face of global uncertainty

Australia and Germany will make it easier for troops to operate from each other's countries as the two nations look at deepening defence co-operation.

AAP

Australia, NZ boost military co-operation over decade

Defence and foreign ministers from Australia and New Zealand have outlined a decade-long military plan as both nations lauded the strong relationship.

AAP

Labor MPs quietly alarmed by Albanese government’s response to US-Israel strikes on Iran

Exclusive: Several MPs question why the party rushed to endorse strikes that were likely in breach of international law

The Guardian - AU

PM’s pragmatism on Trump’s Iran fury risks Australia following US into Operation Epic Fail

Anthony Albanese’s support for actions that do not adhere to international law stands in stark contrast to the principles demonstrated by Labor two decades ago

The Guardian - AU

Defence sources say Australian crew onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship

Albanese government won’t confirm if Defence personnel involved, but more than 50 Australian sailors and officers serving across US attack submarine fleet

The Guardian - AU

Australia says air base near Dubai hit in Iranian drone attack

Defence minister Richard Marles says all personnel are ‘safe and accounted for’

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Will Australia Involve Itself in the Middle East Conflict?

As the conflict in the Middle East continues after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, Australia has made its stance clear.

AAP

Stranded Aussie students seek way out from Middle East

Tens of thousands of Australians in the Middle East have no way to get home after major missile strikes on Iran triggered travel chaos.

The Guardian - AU

Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say

Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’

The Guardian - AU

Greens senator claims One Nation the party of ‘billionaires, not battlers’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

US congressional report explores option of not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia

Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian bases

AAP

Defence property sell-off in bid to shore up budget

Almost 70 historic defence sites across Australia will go under the hammer, saving $100 million in annual costs to be reinvested back into the armed forces.

AAP

Australia to 'respectfully' consider Gaza board invite

An invitation by US President Donald Trump for Australia's prime minister to join world leaders on his Gaza peace board has been welcomed and will be discussed.

AAP

After review, USA going all the way on AUKUS pact

Penny Wong and Richard Marles have met their US counterparts with both nations labelling the AUKUS deal as "full steam ahead".

The Guardian - AU

Wells refers expenses to parliamentary watchdog – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Japan vows ‘resolute’ response after Chinese jets accused of pointing radar at Japanese aircraft

Japan summons Chinese diplomat to ‘strongly protest to the Chinese side’

AAP

Australia facing US pressure to fire up military spend

US calls for its allies to lift defence budgets will likely be raised again with Australia during high-level talks in Washington DC between senior ministers.

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