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Australian shares have rallied as Australia's largest company hit a share price record, while weaker than expected GDP figures boosted interest rate cut hopes.

More rate cuts might be needed to boost Australia's fragile economy with soft household consumption figures contributing to stalled growth.

Partha Dasgupta’s landmark study provided way to put a value on nature – but many fear report has been sidelined

PM under pressure from nuclear alliance and US president after row over funding threatened to derail the launch of strategic defence review,

Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders say

The Independent looks at the outcome of the strategic defence review

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. She was speaking at a summit in Vilnius, attended by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

PM Albanese says government already increasing spending and decisions will be based on defence capability needs.

PM promises to spend billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines but refuses to set date for spending 3% of GDP on defence