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Defence force shifts posture to ready Australia for 'missile age', and combat threats further from shore

The federal government announces a major shift in defence's posture as the world enters the "missile age", warning Australia's natural defences have been radically reduced.

ABC News

Australia's military facing significant overhaul as Defence Strategic Review released — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Defence Minister Richard Marles have responded to the release of the Defence Strategic Review. Look back on Monday's updates.

ABC News

Opposition says review ‘a cannibalisation’ – as it happened

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Australia’s defence force is expected to get its biggest overhaul in decades. Here’s what we know so far

The analysis is expected to recommend scaling back funding for some projects while others will be ‘accelerated and expanded’

The Guardian - AU

Precision missiles, budget bombs expected in defence review

Review into Australia’s national defence strategy tipped to recommend new missile purchases and uncover budget bombs.

The New Daily

More details coming soon on plans to revamp Australia’s defence system

Further details will soon be revealed following recommendations Australian Defence Force projects be stripped back immediately to cut costs

The New Daily

Hard defence cuts on agenda following strategic review

More details are expected following a strategic review of Australia's defence force, recommending a focus on long-range missiles and fewer land vehicles.

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Japanese ship that sank during WWII with 864 Australian soldiers on board found after 81 years

Australia says discovery of WW II shipwreck ends ‘tragic’ maritime chapter

The Independent UK

Australia Says Discovery of WW2 Shipwreck Ends ‘Tragic’ Maritime Chapter

Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship, sunk in World War Two with 864 Australian soldiers on board, had been found in the South China Sea, ending a tragic chapter of the country's history. Marles said the SS Montevideo Maru, an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Explorers find WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died

Japan’s SS Montevideo Maru was sunk in 1942 by a US submarine unaware that more than 1,000 prisoners of war were onboard.

Al Jazeera

Australia says discovery of WW2 shipwreck ends 'tragic' maritime chapter

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship, sunk in World War Two with 864 Australian soldiers on board, had been found in the South China Sea, ending a tragic chapter of the country's history.

Reuters

Australia to dramatically scale back spending on infantry fighting vehicles in major defence overhaul

The move aims to free up funding for the government to accelerate and expand other projects

The Guardian - AU

‘Interchangeable’: Richard Marles in lockstep with the US Navy’s holy grail of integrated forces

Richard Marles wants to see Australia’s military relationship with the US move from one of ‘interoperability’ to ‘interchangeability’. It may sound like a distinction without a difference, but experts say it’s a significant change.

Crikey

Fewer Kiwis given the boot

Fewer New Zealanders have had their visas cancelled on character grounds since Labor was elected, and independent Senator Lidia Thorpe accuses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of being part of a “racist and misogynistic narrative” that is used to silence First Nations peoples.

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Who’s been playing a round with Richard Marles?

Australia’s defence minister is usually fastidious in declaring sources of gifts or hospitality. So why the secrecy around a simple game of golf?

Crikey

AUKUS: Labor goes to war — against itself

Anthony Albanese’s commitment to the deal is driven by demands of the foreign policy elite, and the endless factional war with Bill Shorten.

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The grey man: just who is Richard Marles, the Labor power in charge of Australia’s US alliance?

Despite the sharp differences in background between Marles and Anthony Albanese, the two men are in lockstep when it comes to AUKUS.

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Deves dives back in

Failed controversial Liberal candidate in 2022 Katherine Deves will try her hand in politics again, this time vying for the NSW Senate seat of the late Jim Molan, and the Australian Defence Force is reportedly using Chinese drones from a company blacklisted by the US.

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Church calls for same-sex ban on student leaders

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says he is "uncomfortable" with the idea of discriminating against students based on their sexuality or gender identity.

AAP

Marles: Australia can learn from NZ on Voice

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has labelled New Zealand "the place of global best practice" on First Nations issues on a visit to Wellington.

AAP

Australia 'open' to NZ AUKUS tech participation

Australia and New Zealand have held security talks in Wellington as NZ examines joining part of the AUKUS agreement dealing with new technology.

The Guardian - AU

Future undersea warfare will rely on uncrewed submarines as ocean becomes ‘transparent’, defence contractor says

CEO of defence firm building Australia’s Ghost Shark autonomous submarines sees the vehicles as ‘a force multiplier’

The Guardian - AU

Former ADF chief calls for release of secret report into security threat posed by climate crisis

Chris Barrie says global heating poses larger security threat than China, and Australians should be armed with this information

The Guardian - AU

Australia faces ‘dystopian’ future of cyber-attacks targeting fabric of society, Clare O’Neil says

Home affairs minister says Medibank and Optus breaches the ‘tip of the iceberg’ as she announces cyber exercises focusing on critical infrastructure

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Inside the AUKUS club: billionaire-backed think tanks, a cabal of politicians and a powerful business network

Former defence minister Christopher Pyne is riding high with his lobbying interests, making friends in very high places.

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