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AUKUS deal slammed as 'one of worst policy decisions'

A former Labor foreign affairs minister has decried Australia's plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines as a bad decision that will undermine security.

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View from The Hill: Ed Husic stirs pot on AUKUS as Peter Garrett to lead public inquiry

Internal dissent within Labor over AUKUS has erupted again, with former cabinet minister Ed Husic suggesting there should be a fresh caucus vote on the controversial agreement.

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FED:Caucus gets raucous over AUKUS as doubt cast on subs

A group of current and ex-Labor figures including Peter Garrett are raising concerns about Australia's commitment to the AUKUS agreement with the US and UK.

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‘Not the deal promised’: Labor’s Ed Husic questions Aukus pact that will deliver secondhand subs

Former frontbencher launches most significant internal criticism of $368bn Aukus deal since ALP national conference in 2023

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Caucus gets raucous over AUKUS as doubt cast on subs

A group of current and ex-Labor figures including Peter Garrett are raising concerns about Australia's commitment to the AUKUS agreement with the US and UK.

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Morning Mail: Billionaire wealth surges again, Reynolds repays expenses, new cancer drug hope

Oxfam analysis of rich list shows total wealth of richest has grown by $25bn in a year; trials show treatment can shrink tumours by 30%

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Peter Garrett to head independent inquiry into the Aukus submarine pact

Exclusive: Former Labor minister will lead the community-based investigation and report in October

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With rude punk banger, Amyl sniffs up APRA music awards

It's tricky to quote from the Amyl and the Sniffers track Jerkin' because it's so full of swearing but the song has won the top gongs at the 2026 APRA Awards.

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Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'

Musician, activist and former politician Peter Garrett is hoping to usher in the next generation of Australians to care for the land as he begins a new role.

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Rob Hirst was not the figurehead of Midnight Oil – but he was its backbone

The death of Rob Hirst from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70 is the close of a long and, in many ways, surprising career.

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'Blew our minds': rockers mourn Midnight Oil drummer

Australian music royalty is remembering Midnight Oil founding member and drummer Rob Hirst following his death aged 70.

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Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back

Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit

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Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70

Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023

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Love songs for nature to inspire climate activism

Australian musicians are using their work to raise the profile of climate change and environmental issues, including through an annual competition.

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Fossil fuel industry labelled 'a criminal enterprise'

Australia's future will be determined by what happens in the nation's "Great North", says Midnight Oil frontman and former environment minister Peter Garrett.

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'We dissent': NIH workers protest Trump policies that 'harm the health of Americans'

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency.

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‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’ - Roll Call

In a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday, NIH workers said they felt “compelled to speak up" about research cuts.

The Guardian - AU

Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?

Some of the country’s most loved native species, including the koala and the hairy-nosed wombat, are on the brink. Is this their last chance at survival?

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The Guardian - AU

Peter Garrett: ‘This is the worst deal ever done by a sovereign Australian government’

The Midnight Oil frontman, former Labor MP and conservationist muses on politics, prescient lyrics, and whether the Rolling Stones should give up touring

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Courts, politicians and police in the sea: the many battles for climate activists at NSW’s Rising Tide protest

Experts say moves to stop the protest come amid an escalating crackdown on activism across the country

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Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Protesters have been arrested and charged after allegedly paddling into ship lanes and disrupting coal vessels in the Port of Newcastle.

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Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

A sea of kayaks has entered the water at the Port of Newcastle as climate activists protested over ongoing approvals for fossil fuel projects.

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Arrest threat for protesters who block major coal port

Plans by climate protesters to hold a floating blockade of a major coal port have been deemed unlawful by the NSW Supreme Court, but organisers vow to fight on.

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Defunct power plant electrified as arts festival venue

A Perth-born artistic director heralds a new direction for the city's arts festival with a takeover of its long-neglected power station for outdoor concerts.

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Police oppose major protest to block crucial coal port

Thousands of people, including musician and ex-environment minister Peter Garrett, are expected to attend a blockade of the Port of Newcastle

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