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Australia condemns 'unsafe' run-in with Chinese warship

Acting prime minister Richard Marles has condemned the actions of a Chinese warship after its crew subjected Australian naval divers to harmful sonar pulses.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: A government in a big hurry gives opposition some wins on ex-detainees

It’s not very often we see a bill marched through parliament at such a pace as this week.

The Conversation

Labor accused of caving to Dutton as ‘draconian’ bill restricting released detainees is passed

The Albanese government has agreed to a raft of Coalition amendments, including criminal penalties for breaching restrictions

The Guardian - AU

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Sub-par nuclear compliance to carry 25 years in prison

An independent regulator will be created to oversee compliance and safety as Australia prepares to acquire nuclear-powered submarines from the US.

AAP

State-sponsored online spies likely to target Australian submarine program, spy agency says

Australia’s digital spy agency says the nation's cooperation with the United States and Britain to develop an Australian fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology is a likely target of state-sponsored cyberespionage

The Independent UK

Jewish groups 'highly concerned' at Wong's Middle East comments, as Marles says Australian Jews don't feel safe

Jewish organisations have criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong over her latest comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict, while Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said Jewish Australians “have never felt less safe”.

The Conversation

Door open for deals with other Pacific nations: Wong

Other Pacific countries could follow Tuvalu's lead and sign security agreements with Australia, with Penny Wong saying the offer is open.

AAP

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Australian arms exports to Israel in focus amid court case, port protests

Legal action and protests at Australian ports put spotlight on Australian weapons exports to Israel.

Al Jazeera

Defence workforce must double ahead of submarine build

South Australia's defence workforce must more than double in the next two decades to build the AUKUS submarine fleet as the project reaches a major milestone.

AAP

Australia confident in subs plan as navy chiefs gather

Navy chiefs have gathered in Australia and a high-level US delegation is preparing to come Down Under as the defence minister warns of perilous times.

AAP

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.

AAP

The PM is heading to China and the relationship with Beijing has thawed. But will trade ever return to normal?

Economic ties are expected to feature heavily during the first visit by an Australian PM since 2016, amid a gradual easing of export restrictions

The Guardian - AU

Pact puts handbrake on 'defining technology of our age'

A pact on artificial intelligence is intended to protect people from harm without stifling breakthroughs in vaccines, computing and defence.

AAP

Albanese to raise human rights and trade with Xi in first China visit by Australian PM since 2016

Ahead of trip signalling emergence from diplomatic deep freeze, Albanese also calls on Beijing to again allow Australian journalists to report from mainland

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Afternoon Update: more interest rate rises likely; Victorian prison officers put spit hood on child; and WeWork to file for bankruptcy

The Reserve Bank looks increasingly likely to lift the cash rate as the IMF found inflation remained ‘sticky’

The Guardian - AU

Australia urged to cut back $45bn Hunter-class frigate project as part of ‘bold revamp’

New report argues navy ‘lacks the resources to adequately protect Australia’s vast maritime interests’

AAP

Albanese prepares for China following US talks

Having returned from an official visit to the United States, Anthony Albanese is gearing up for top-level talks in China.

The Independent UK

Live updates | Israel's bombardment in Gaza surges, reducing buildings to rubble

Israel has ramped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, reducing residential buildings to rubble and crushing families

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The Guardian - AU

Australia sends aircraft and troops to Middle East in case ‘this gets worse’

Contingency force on standby if Australians in region need to be flown to safety, Richard Marles says

AAP

Ministers go back to class spruiking childcare changes

The deputy prime minister and education minister have met with some of the nation's smallest citizens.

The Independent UK

Australians' rejection of the Indigenous Voice in constitutional vote is shameful, supporters say

Indigenous campaigners who wanted Australia to create an advisory body representing its most disadvantaged ethnic minority say its rejection in a constitutional referendum was a “shameful act.”

The Guardian - AU

Australians told ‘do not travel’ to Lebanon – as it happened

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AAP

South Korea-Australia ink new defence co-operation deal

The Australian and South Korean armies, navies and air forces will conduct more complex military drills together after defence ministers signed a new agreement.

The Guardian - AU

Australia cannot be ‘passive bystanders’ in a war between US and China, Richard Marles says

Defence minister says consequences of a conflict over Taiwan are ‘so grave’ and says status of island must be ‘arrived at peacefully’

The Guardian - AU

Dutton and Marles send mixed signals over next step in reconciliation amid referendum fallout

Opposition leader says symbolic recognition in constitution is still Coalition policy but it will be ‘some time’ before a new referendum

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