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Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese

Early Wednesday evening, Queensland Nationals senator Matt Canavan raced down the Parliament House stairs to collect a bag of McDonald’s from an Uber. To celebrate Trump’s victory, he called out as he ran.

The Conversation

Dutton likely unscathed by damning Home Affairs revelations, thanks to the media

It’s apparently of little significance to News Corp and the ABC that the alternative leader of the country is neck-deep in scandals care of Home Affairs.

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Our Govt Hired Companies Accused Of Drug Trafficking & Other Crimes To Run Offshore Detention

Federal Government contracts were awarded to companies linked to suspected arms and drug smuggling, busting sanctions on Iran, corruption and bribery, a damning report has uncovered.

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Australia paid companies linked to suspected drug and weapons smuggling to run offshore detention, review finds

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says review shows offshore processing ‘used as a slush fund by suspected criminals’

The Guardian - AU

Linda Reynolds announces retirement – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Shady dealings: Australia’s offshore detention

A former ASIO director has found that our offshore detention centres were run by companies linked to corruption and bribery.

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Millions allegedly misspent or wasted in Australia’s offshore detention system, senior Home Affairs official tells tribunal

Workers’ compensation case hears claims $6m in funds were misused on items including golf umbrellas in dispute with PNG contractor

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Admin error to blame for missing cabinet papers: review

A failure to hand over cabinet papers to the national archives has been blamed on administrative error and COVID restrictions, a review has found.

AAP

‘Australians do have a right to know’: Albanese says Iraq war documents should be released

Prime minister orders independent investigation into Scott Morrison’s government’s failure to transfer all documents

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government failed to give Howard-era national security cabinet papers to national archives

The department of prime minister and cabinet blamed ‘administrative oversights’ for the missing records

The Guardian - AU

Defence confesses that Hunter-class frigates purchase was a disaster

The Coalition-era frigate program is back in the spotlight after Defence admitted the process that led to selecting BAE was profoundly flawed.

Crikey

For defence, if you ignore accountability for long enough, it goes away

A look at the auditor-general’s recent reviews of defence reveals a department incapable of managing not just big projects, but the basics.

Crikey

Bridget McKenzie praises Victorian Nationals’ vote against Indigenous voice; third teenager comes forward over Surry Hills fire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Housing Australia’s fuel reserves in US an ‘absolute joke’, former top defence bureaucrat says

Dennis Richardson also tells agricultural conference national freight network is vulnerable due to rail transport bottlenecks

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Former defence secretary Dennis Richardson says review of ex-ADF members working with foreign powers should go beyond China

Any review into whether former Australian defence personnel are working for the Chinese military should also look at other countries, says one of the nation's most respected former defence officials.

AAP

New Raiders chair pushes for fresh stadium

Dennis Richardson has used his first day in the job as Canberra Raiders chairman to push for a new stadium for the club in the nation's capital.

Daily Mirror

Man hailed 'legend' for sitting on top of his car to block police speed check van

Motorist Dennis Richardson filmed the man casually sitting on the roof of a grey Nissan and waving at passing cars as he blocked the camera in Maidstone, Kent on Sunday

The Guardian - AU

Australia demands end to ‘unjustified trade strikes’ after China ends diplomatic freeze

Penny Wong says dialogue is in the interests of both countries but government will ‘always stand up for Australia’s values’

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The Independent UK

China's envoy to Australia says 2 nations at 'new juncture'

China’s ambassador to Australia says relations between the two countries are at a “new juncture” with the election of a new Australian government and the first minister-to-minister talks in more than two years

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Former defence secretary Dennis Richardson says 'long way to go' before Australia-China relations thaw

A meeting of Australia and China's defence ministers marks the end of a diplomatic freeze, but the former head of defence warns the two countries have a long way to go.

AAP

Dutton 'belligerent' over subs: Turnbull

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has criticised previous defence minister Peter Dutton over the handling of the nuclear submarine deal.

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Dutton ‘belligerent’ over subs: Turnbull

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has criticised previous defence minister Peter Dutton over the handling of the nuclear submarine deal.

Crikey

China talks at ‘new juncture’: ambassador

China’s ambassador to Australia says the countries’ relationship is heading in a new direction, a move ex-defence chief Dennis Richardson calls “noteworthy”.

AAP

China talks at 'new juncture': ambassador

China's ambassador to Australia says the countries' relationship is heading in a new direction, a move ex-defence chief Dennis Richardson calls "noteworthy".

The Independent UK

Digital currencies flow to campaigns, but state rules vary

Cryptocurrency donations have become a big part of campaign fundraising for many candidates running for office across the U.S. this year

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