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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

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.

ABC News

Labor considering single-parenting payment, rent assistance changes in budget

The finance minister says the government is looking seriously at a recommendation to expand the single-parenting payment to more mothers, acknowledging it is "hard" to live on the current JobSeeker rate.

ABC News

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Greens pull out of three-party pact to launch a Tasmanian AFL team

The Greens have withdrawn support for Tasmania's AFL licence bid, citing the billion-dollar cost of a new stadium

The New Daily

Greens withdraw support for Tasmania's AFL bid

The Greens say they have made the "difficult decision" to withdraw support for Tasmania's AFL license bid.

AAP

Remember that record $443m of funding for the Great Barrier Reef? This is what happened to it

Following the Labor government's announcement this week of a new allocation of funds to combat water contamination, worth $150 million, here's a look back at the Turnbull government's controversial funding decision five years ago that caught so many by surprise.

ABC News

NSW Liberals leader vows to modernise party, win power

Former attorney-general Mark Speakman says the NSW Liberals will need to modernise ahead of the 2027 election as they seek to return to power.

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Labor pours cold water on increasing jobseeker – leaving progressive voters scratching their heads

Labor may be correct that it can’t solve poverty in one budget, but it has no excuse not to begin the process

The Guardian - AU

Australia fast-tracking citizenship for up to 400,000 expat Kiwis

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia will be able to claim citizenship under a historic re-writing of the rules

The New Daily

Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su has tough confirmation

If confirmed, Su would be the Biden administration's first AAPI Cabinet secretary.

Fortune

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

Army projects drastically cut as Australia fast-tracks massive build-up of land-based missiles in Defence shake-up

A multi-billion-dollar project to build high-tech army vehicles will be slashed by more than two-thirds as part of a dramatic realignment of Australia's military.

ABC News

SA drops blackmail charges against ex-Labor state member

A former South Australian Labor MP and her husband have had long-running blackmail charges against them dropped.

The New Daily

Afternoon Update: Crikey claims victory as Murdoch drops lawsuit; Queensland doubles EV rebate; and frustrating AFL coverage

Media scion discontinues case days after Fox News settled with Dominion in a separate lawsuit in the US

The Guardian - AU

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Former MP, husband have blackmail charges dropped

Prosecutors in South Australia have dropped blackmail allegations against a former Labor state MP and her husband.

ABC News

Blackmail charges withdrawn against former Labor MP and husband accused of targeting SA Premier

A former Labor MP and her husband accused of blackmailing South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas have had the charges against them withdrawn.

ABC News

Shooters may wield influence in NSW parliament as preferences deliver Robert Borsak a seat

The Shooters could still hold sway with the Minns government after being annihilated in the NSW lower house, as controversial leader Robert Borsak nabs a spot in the tight upper-house contest on preferences.

AAP

Australia to make citizenship easier for New Zealanders

A policy tweak set in train by former New Zealander leader Jacinda Ardern after talks with Anthony Albanese will improve pathways to Australian citizenship.

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The New Daily

Coalition, Labor at odds over RBA board appointments

As the Albanese government seeks to enact the recommendations of a review of the Reserve Bank, the coalition has queried two new appointments.

Newcastle Herald

No bull: it's time to keep the buck of rodeos out of Newcastle

There are no circuses in Australia using wild animals these days, yet we are allowing professional bull riders to perform in this city on the weekend. Why?

Roll Call

Senate supporters rally to Labor nominee Su against GOP critics - Roll Call

Senate supporters of Julie Su, President Biden's nominee for Labor secretary, rallied to her cause in the face of Republican criticism.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Liberal moderates line up against conservatives, including Katherine Deves, to fill Senate vacancy

Warren Mundine decides not to run in wide open field that includes former state minister Andrew Constance

Reason

Biden's Nominee for Secretary of Labor Wants 'Wage Theft' Cops

California’s experience combatting wage theft has been a headache for employers without much in the way of restitution for workers.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: The government invited ambit claims for the budget and now it will be judged against them

Budgets are for stakeholders and interest groups like Christmas is for kids. They’re preceded by a multitude of letters to “Santa”, aka the treasurer, in the run-up.

The Conversation

Victoria’s plans for engineered wetlands on the Murray are environmentally dubious. Here’s a better option

Governments love the idea of a win-win – even when it doesn’t exist. That’s why Victoria has been spending millions on planning “red gum irrigation ponds” – essentially, engineered wetlands along the River Murray. These wetlands are designed to save some red gum ecosystems, leave many others to decline, and…

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