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Australia seeks talks with global nuclear watchdog to allay Aukus fears

Government has promised not to enrich uranium or reprocess spent fuel as part of the nuclear-powered submarine program

The Guardian - AU

The ‘worst deal’ in history and an Albanese snub: Paul Keating’s most memorable calls at the press club

Former Labor prime minister attacks Aukus, the media, post-Brexit Britain and his own side of politics

The Guardian - AU

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka tells Anthony Albanese he backs AUKUS deal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not need a long stopover to secure support from Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for the long-awaited details of Australia's pathway to nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS deal.

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Paul Keating lashes Albanese government over AUKUS, calling it Labor's biggest failure since WW1

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has launched a swingeing attack on the Labor government over the AUKUS submarine agreement, accusing Anthony Albanese of relying on “two seriously unwise ministers, Penny Wong and Richard Marles”.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Keating calls Aukus submarines ‘worst deal in history’; power prices to surge; and ‘Violet’ Coco’s sentence quashed

Former Labor prime minister launched an extraordinary broadside against the Albanese government’s key Aukus policy

The Guardian - AU

Paul Keating labels Aukus submarine pact ‘worst deal in all history’ in attack on Albanese government

Former Labor PM blasts ‘incompetence’ of his party for backing nuclear submarine agreement with US and UK

The Guardian - AU

Paul Keating savages AUKUS nuclear submarine deal as Labor's worst since conscription

Former prime minister Paul Keating has taken aim at Australia's AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal with the United States and the United Kingdom, calling it the "worst international decision" by a Labor government since conscription in World War I.

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China set to receive briefing on AUKUS subs deal

After initially not taking up offers for a run down on Australia's nuclear submarine deal, Chinese officials will join other nations for diplomatic briefings.

The New Daily

Expert blasts AUKUS upside for America and Britain, as government pitches to neighbours

A top defence expert says the AUKUS deal announced by Anthony Albanese on Tuesday mostly benefits the British and American governments.

The New Daily

Penny Wong hits back at China’s claim Aukus nuclear submarines will fuel an arms race

Foreign minister set to visit south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure countries Australia does not seek to escalate military tensions

The Guardian - AU

With AUKUS, Australia has wedded itself to a risky US policy on China – and turned a deaf ear to the region

Much has been made of Australia’s renewed engagement with Asia and the Pacific since Labor came to power.

The Conversation

Diplomatic blitz to calm allies over nuclear subs fears

Australian ministers have been hitting the phones to assure allies and regional partners about the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.

AAP

AUKUS submarines will be built in Adelaide but no certainty about first eight from SA premier

South Australia's premier says nuclear submarines will be built in Adelaide under the AUKUS defence partnership, but he is not clear on whether all eight promised boats will be manufactured in the city.

ABC News

Who is Anies Baswedan, the man hoping to be Indonesia's next president?

The Indonesian presidential hopeful has met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and governor of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe during his visit to Australia.

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Anthony Albanese heads to India with the hopes of securing lucrative opportunities for Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to touch down in India today for a visit to shore up ties with the South Asian nation as it strives to become the next economic superpower.

The Guardian - AU

British high commissioner to Australia says UK will do more to shake off legacy of colonialism

Vicki Treadell will set out a case that the UK has made progress on projecting a more modern multicultural history in speech to Press Club in Canberra

AAP

Wong backing Waqa as PIF secretary general

Australia is backing the Pacific's consensus appointment of Baron Waqa as the next Pacific Islands Forum secretary general.

The New Daily

Why India is finally the next big thing for Australia

India has been the next big thing on foreign policy, but Anthony Albanese’s trip is the latest indication the moment may have arrived.

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Narendra Modi called for civility at the G20, but divisions between Russia and the West made it a tense affair

Despite Narendra Modi pleading with G20 foreign ministers to be civil, the acrimonious gathering ended without a joint communique or the traditional family photo.

The Independent UK

Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region

ABC News

Penny Wong meets Chinese foreign minister, urges Beijing to help end Ukraine war

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia and "all countries" back Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for China to do the right thing and not supply weapons to Russia.

The New Daily

Wong lobbies Chinese counterpart over trade, Ukraine

Australia has warned China against supplying weapons to Russia at the G20 meeting as the US reportedly lobbies allies to sanction Beijing if it aids Moscow.

The Guardian - AU

Australia joins Quad countries to launch new counter-terror talks – as it happened

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Australia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ approach to human rights in India has failed, advocates say

Human Rights Watch urges Anthony Albanese to speak directly to Narendra Modi

AAP

Govt earmarks $26m for national LGBTQI research"

Days after Anthony Albanese became the first Australian PM to march at the gay Mardi Gras, $26m has been promised for medical research for LGBTQI communities.

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