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Australia, PNG inch closer to inking security treaty as defence minister tours the Pacific island nation

Richard Marles says he wants to significantly expand defence cooperation across the Pacific, starting with an "ambitious" bid to expand military ties and sign a security treaty with Papua New Guinea.

ABC News

Australia, PNG defence to work together under proposed security pact

Australia wants to strike an "ambitious" security treaty with neighbour Papua New Guinea that will see navy, airforce and army personnel from each nation working alongside each other more often, Defence Minister Richard Marles said in Port Moresby on Thursday.

Reuters

Delays could strike AUKUS

Australia not receiving its nuclear-powered submarines on time would be the "greater danger" to its security partnership with the US and UK.

AAP

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Jaishankar highlights importance of military cooperation to ensure peaceful Indo-Pacific

In his second visit to Australia, Jaishankar met Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles and Education Minister Jason Clare

The Hindu

Albanese gives strongest indication yet stage-three tax cuts are here to stay

Prime minister says he’ll stick to election promise as Defence is told to tighten its belt ahead of looming budget

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s defence minister advises against giving parliament veto over military deployments

Richard Marles says current powers – which permit governments to commit Australia to war without parliamentary authorisation – should “not be disturbed

The Guardian - AU

Australian defence projects billions over budget, decades late

Major Australian defence projects with approved budgets totalling more than A$70 billion ($45 billion) are overbudget and cumulatively decades late, the government said on Monday, amid China's plans to increase its influence in the Pacific.

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Petrol forecast to reach up to $2.15 a litre; Dutton blames Labor for defence cost blowout – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

'Complete mess' on major defence projects

Defence Minister Richard Marles has promised more oversight after identifying billions of dollars in budget blowouts and major delays in military projects.

AAP

Defence projects suffer $6.5bn cost blowout as Marles promises more scrutiny in future

Minister takes aim at Coalition’s handling of defence projects, saying money was ‘flushed down the toilet’

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine president urges world not to give in to Russia’s ‘nuclear blackmail’ during Australian address

Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls on leaders to back next week’s UN vote condemning Russia’s purported annexation of four regions

The Guardian - AU

Top Australian defence officials hit by 'sophisticated' Singapore cyber hack

Data has been stolen from eight Shangri-La hotels, including the luxury Singapore venue where Defence Minister Richard Marles held top-level talks with China shortly after Labor's election win.

ABC News

Coalition warns against requiring parliamentary vote to commit Australia to war

Reform advocates to tell Labor-led inquiry into military deployment that MPs should be accountable for consequences of conflict

The Guardian - AU

Submarine commanders to be Australian made

The navy will conduct an inaugural submarine commander course in an effort to boost sovereignty by dispelling the need for personnel to train overseas.

AAP

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Japan, U.S., Australia agree to boost defense cooperation

HONOLULU -- Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada held talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles in Hawaii on Saturday, during which they agreed to deepen defense cooperation to jointly deter China's hegemonic behavior.

The Guardian - AU

Defence officials call for ‘deep reform’ to counter perceptions of inaction on Brereton inquiry

Exclusive: Despite war crimes inquiry saying commanders ‘must bear’ responsibility for what happened on their watch, the previous government suspended punishment against them

AAP

SA premier seeks answers over submarines

The federal government has been warned to stick to its promise of building nuclear submarines in Adelaide despite concerns it could take too long.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: When everyone knows what’s needed, but none is game

Everyone involved in public policy knows we need some serious tax reform, but there’s no sign of anyone with the ticker to do it.

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The Guardian - AU

SA premier says buying nuclear submarines directly from US would degrade Australian shipbuilding

Proposal to fast-track submarines by having them produced by US ‘would not be acceptable’, Peter Malinauskas says

The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles condemns Russia’s ‘appalling’ nuclear threat and pledges long-term Ukraine support

Australia’s defence minister says Vladimir Putin’s threat ‘cannot be allowed to stand’

AAP

Marles looks at early nuclear sub delivery

Defence Minister Richard Marles is due to be handed an interim report on Australia's decision to acquire nuclear propelled submarines in November.

AAP

Govt denies claims of delay in Ukraine aid

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia will continue to support Ukraine over the long haul as current military aid remains on track to be delivered.

AAP

Aust prepares for 'protracted' Ukraine war

Defence Minister Richard Marles has pledged ongoing support for Ukraine as its ambassador requests further military aid from Australia.

AAP

Wong prepares to meet Chinese counterpart

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and is working to lock in a meeting with her Chinese counterpart.

The Guardian - AU

Greens urge Labor to redirect fossil fuel subsidies to renewables in budget – as it happened

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