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Secretive firm behind voice no campaign billed taxpayers almost $135,000 via Coalition MPs, documents show

Exclusive: Whitestone Strategic, which has close ties to rightwing lobby group Advance, was paid to craft messaging on topics such as vaccine mandates and renewable energy

The Guardian - AU

Navy to be 'most lethal' in history after huge overhaul

An overhaul of the navy's combat fleet will make it the most lethal in history, its chief says, but concerns remain about its capability in the short term.

AAP

Goodenough federal MP no Moore after preselection loss

The Liberals remain confident West Australian Ian Goodenough won't defect to the federal crossbench after losing preselection to former MP Vince Connelly.

AAP

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Morning Mail: how conservatives stoke Australia Day row, ABC strike threat, thrillers at the tennis

Liberal MPs pay out for campaign claiming national day is ‘under siege’ while Antoinette Lattouf row is escalating at broadcaster

The Guardian - AU

Conservative politicians stoking Australia Day debate online with paid ads, analysis finds

Several Liberal MPs share advertisements on Facebook lobbying against changing the date after Woolworths’ decision to pull national merchandise

The Guardian - AU

Australia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military personnel to support a U.S.-led mission to protect cargo shipping in the Red Sea but won't send a warship or plane

The Independent UK

Chinese attack on navy ship divers 'dangerous': PM

The prime minister says an incident involving the Chinese military and Australian navy divers was appropriately and unequivocally raised with authorities.

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Penny Wong says ‘steps towards ceasefire’ in Israel-Hamas war ‘cannot be one-sided’

Australian foreign minister calls on Israel to show greater restraint around medical facilities and for Hamas to release hostages

The Guardian - AU

Coalition no campaigners spending four times more on voice Facebook ads than counterparts

Exclusive: Coalition MPs who oppose the voice to parliament have spent thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses to boost no campaign ads

The Guardian - AU

Australia seeking to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

Australia’s House of Representatives has passed legislation to prevent Russia from building its embassy near Parliament House on security grounds

The Independent UK

Ben Roberts-Smith breaks his silence after returning to Australia

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has broken his silence after returning to Australia for the first time since a damning court verdict.

The New Daily

Tony Abbott and John Howard join Jordan Peterson-led group looking at ‘meaning of life’

Alliance for Responsible Citizenship includes prominent Brexit voices and Bjørn Lomborg, who has questioned the urgency of the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

Australia may use defence exchanges with Pacific countries to tackle ADF recruitment crisis

Government says its $50,000 retention bonus is just ‘a start’ in addressing workforce problems raised by defence review

The Guardian - AU

Australian army chief urges soldiers to adapt amid dispute over Labor’s defence overhaul

Lt Gen Simon Stuart says troops will face ‘opportunities and challenges’ but shadow defence minister says army will be weakened by changes

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The Guardian - AU

Beijing says don’t ‘hype up the so-called China threat narrative’ after Australian criticism

Call comes after Australia’s defence review says activities in South China Sea ‘threaten rules-based order’

ABC News

Defence Strategic Review concludes WA's northern coast a 'primary area of military interest'

Australia's first major defence force review in a generation says the nation's geographical benefits are "radically reduced", with WA's north now a "primary area of military interest".

AAP

Liberals lament infantry vehicle cuts for more missiles

The Australian Defence Force is being urged to boost investment and acquisition of long-range and more accurate missiles to deter threats into the future.

ABC News

Australia to accelerate missile build-up as defence industry anxiously awaits review recommendations

The public version of the Albanese government's long-awaited Defence Strategic Review will confirm funding to immediate priorities that deliver "impactful projection" well beyond Australia.

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The New Daily

War of words erupts after WA Premier’s hot mic blunder

A war of words has erupted between the WA Premier and a federal opposition frontbencher after an embarrassing hot mic episode.

ABC News

WA Premier Mark McGowan ignites war of words with shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie

WA Premier Mark McGowan is caught on camera disparaging shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie, who fires back a verbal salvo of his own accusing Mr McGowan of lacking character.

The Guardian - AU

Speaker calls out ‘disgusting’ behaviour by Coalition MPs that left parliament worker hurt

Politicians apologise for pushing past attendant to avoid a vote as she tried to lock a door

The New Daily

Coalition MPs sorry after staffer injured in hasty exit

House Speaker Milton Dick has blasted coalition MPs for their conduct during a vote which left a chamber attendant injured.

ABC News

Liberal MPs apologise for injuring attendant in rush to avoid vote, after being reprimanded

Speaker of the House Milton Dick reads the riot act to a group of Coalition MPs, saying he was "disgusted" after they injured a female parliamentary attendant while trying to avoid a vote on Tuesday afternoon.

The Guardian - AU

ACTU digs in on nuclear-free policy in headache for Labor over Aukus subs

Coalition seizes on Michele O’Neil’s comments, claiming they send a ‘confusing signal’ on $368bn nuclear submarine acquisition

The New Daily

Defence Minister lays out need for nuclear subs

Protecting Australia's vital trade routes is at the heart of the need for nuclear submarine capability, the defence minister says.

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