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Combat might be launched from Australia: defence chief

Australians are being told by the nation's chief of the defence force to prepare for a possibility where combat operations are launched from home soil.

AAP

Bond investments look better than ever

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Salon

Dutton accuses Albanese of ‘ducking and weaving’ as PM at odds with ADF timeline of Chinese live-fire drill notification

Opposition leader says Albanese ‘failing to answer basic questions’ as PM claims civilian and military notification happened ‘at around the same time’

The Guardian - AU

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Defence force not told of Chinese navy live fire drills

China's military failed to inform the Australian Defence Force it would be conducting "irresponsible" live-fire drills, which posed a risk to civilian aircraft.

AAP

The 15 Biggest Money Mistakes of 2024 – And How to Fix Them In 2025

Mistakes happen. Nobody is perfect handling their money.

Investors Business Daily

Walmart is experimenting with body cameras for employees—like the ones used by cops—to ward off 'unprecedented levels' of shopper violence

Walmart is piloting a program at select stores where employees are required to wear body cameras.

Fortune

Who wants to work for Defence anyway? What you missed on estimates day three

Convictions, internal investigations and strange contracts were uncovered.

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'It has touched us all': report into ADF suicides looms

After years of testimony, the chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has shared what he hopes will happen once the final report is out.

AAP

As Foreign Interference Takes Hold, Ottawa Looks Away

According to a recent report, several authoritarian regimes are controlling Canadians from afar

The Walrus

Canada’s Prime Ministers: More like Monarchs than You Think

The key to fixing our democracy? Dismantle an electoral system that panders to the culture of celebrity

The Walrus

Boat-loving admiral becomes new defence chief

Vice Admiral David Johnston has become the new chief of the Australian Defence Force as the nation works to boost its naval and firepower.

AAP

Children’s minister admits he does not know how much child benefit is

‘I should have found out before I came on here’, David Johnston says in latest Tory gaffe of campaign

The Independent UK

'Back to the classroom' for children minister David Johnston for not knowing child allowance figure

He struggled to answer a question over child allowance rates in media interviews to promote Tory plans to extend the child benefit system

Evening Standard

BBC election debate: Penny Mordaunt says Sunak’s D-day snub was ‘very wrong’ in seven-party clash – as it happened

Mordaunt, for the Tories, faced Labour’s Angela Rayner, Reform’s Nigel Farage and candidates from Lib Dems, SNP, Greens and Plaid Cymru

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Tories defend accepting cash from donor days after 'racist' comments about Diane Abbott emerged

The Conservatives on Friday defended accepting a further donation from businessman Frank Hester two days after it emerged that he had made “racist and wrong” comments about Diane Abbott.

The Guardian - US

Blow to UAW as Mercedes workers in Alabama vote against unionization

Workers in Tuscaloosa vote against bid to unionize, as UAW president Shawn Fain hails impact of campaign despite defeat

WEKU

Auto workers in Alabama are voting on joining a union. Here's what you need to know

Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama start voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Last month, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

AAP

Ex-Navy man takes the helm in defence force shake-up

Australia's next chief of the defence force will be the first from the Navy in more than two decades, as the military prepares for the AUKUS alliance.

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The Guardian - US

India and Pakistan tried to meddle in Canada elections, spy agency says

CSIS intelligence report suggests growing number of countries targeting country’s large diaspora populations

The Independent UK

Retail group pulls back on claim organized retail crime accounts for nearly half of inventory loss

The National Retail Federation has revised a report released in April that pulls back the claim that organized retail crime accounts for nearly half of overall industry shrink, which measures overall loss in inventory, including theft

The Guardian - UK

Can the minister for children deliver the government’s flagship early years scheme?

Following the announcement of a £400m funding package, David Johnston conducts a charm offensive over its delivery

WEKU

Videos of 'flash mob' thefts are everywhere, but are the incidents increasing?

Retailers are implementing new strategies to thwart thieves, such as locking up merchandise and limiting the number of customers. Companies say thefts are on the rise across the U.S.

Al Jazeera

Canada opens inquiry into allegations of election meddling by China, Russia

Canadian government tasks a judge with leading a public inquiry long sought by conservative lawmakers.

The Guardian - US

Canada: leading judge to steer public inquiry into foreign interference

Marie-Josée Hogue to investigate claims of election meddling by China and other countries, in process marred by months of feuding

Al Jazeera

Canadian appointee investigating China election claims steps down

Former Governor General David Johnston says the atmosphere has become too partisan to continue his work.

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