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Defence providing 'surge' support to border protection efforts north of Australia

The decision to change rules around temporary protection visas leads to an increase in military assets for Australia's northern border.

ABC News

Robin Abcarian: Bad news: A Texas judge holds the future of medication abortion in his very conservative hands

Could a federal judge really declare that an abortion drug used safely by millions of American women over more than two decades did not receive proper vetting and force it off the market?

Los Angeles Times

Christian right mounts a doomed revival

The Satanic panic over the Grammys is part of a larger fundamentalist bid to make themselves relevant again

Salon

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NT senator warns against ADF intervention

NT senator Malarndirri McCarthy says a federal intervention in the region by the ADF would reignite trauma for those in Aboriginal communities.

AAP

Colorado baker loses appeal over refusing cake to transgender customer

Baker says he refused trans customer because of his Christian faith

The Independent UK

Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake

The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith has lost an appeal in his latest legal fight

The Independent UK

Trepidation over ADF plan to upgrade airstrip, boost military capability on Cocos (Keeling) Islands

There has been a call for clarity over how the ADF will use an airfield on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands after a $568 million upgrade, amid fears it will create a security risk.

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Lawsuits show focus of abortion battle shifting to medication - Roll Call

Moves by the Biden administration to expand access to a drug first approved in 2000 have spawned multiple lawsuits.

Roll Call

'A warrior in every sense': Jim Molan farewelled in service at Duntroon

The former major general died last week following a two-year battle with cancer.

The Canberra Times

She Was Jailed for Basic Journalism. A Federal Court Isn't Sure if That's Unconstitutional.

Priscilla Villarreal's case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.

Reason

Islamists suspected of killing about 20 people in eastern Congo raid

Suspected Islamists killed about 20 people in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night, a local chief and a military official said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko welcomes ADF training commitment as first troops deploy from Darwin

Ukraine's ambassador to Australia has praised ADF troops who are being deployed to the UK to help train Ukrainian soldiers fight against Russia.

ABC News

Australian troops fly to UK to teach Ukrainian recruits ‘infantry tactics for urban and wooded environments’

Federal government says aim is to help Ukrainian fighters ‘gain the military skills needed to defend their homeland’

The Guardian - AU

Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson calls for federal police, ADF assistance amid crime crisis

A police operation to stamp out crime in the Central Australian town has seen more than 300 people arrested since November – but mayor Matt Paterson says it's not enough.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian officials warned in 2021 about possible recruitment of ex-ADF members by Chinese military

Unclear what action, if any, then defence minister Peter Dutton took at the time

Radio France Internationale

Bomb blast at DRC church kills 10, Islamic State claims responsibility

At least 10 people were killed and 39 injured on Sunday in a bomb attack on a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The terrorist action has since been claimed by Islamic State jihadists.

France 24

IS group claims deadly bombing of church in eastern DR Congo

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in the eastern Congolese town of Kasindi that killed at least 10 people and wounded 39.

The Guardian - AU

Lifesavers rescue 1,200 over holiday period in Australia – as it happened

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Australian Defence Force steps in as Kimberley's flood emergency intensifies

The ADF is evacuating stranded Kimberley residents from Fitzroy Crossing to Broome after record flooding in the region.

The Independent UK

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says UN

The accounts are haunting

ABC News

Anthony Albanese urges Australians to support others in need this Christmas

The prime minister joins volunteers to serve a Christmas meal to vulnerable people in Sydney, encouraging Australians celebrating over the festive period to reach out to anyone who is doing it tough.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter on shortlist to host national defence project

Newcastle could be at the epicentre of one of the biggest strategic defence projects in Australia, potentially creating jobs and injecting millions of dollars into the region.

Reuters

Uganda army says 11 Islamist militants killed in cross-border raid

A group of 11 Islamist militants based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were killed in clashes with Ugandan forces overnight during a cross-border raid, Uganda's army said on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

EU sanctions Belgian trader, M23 rebel, others over DRC fighting

Eight people were added to the sanctions list, including rebels, a politician, an army member and a foreign businessman.

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs ‘wartime mobilisation’ response to climate crisis, security leaders say

Australian Security Leaders Climate Group says measures needed to contain climate change will be disruptive, but better than ‘existential threat’ of the alternative

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