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'Enormous confidence' in visa vetting as five cancelled

Australians in Lebanon are being urged to come home amid concerns of an escalating conflict as the acting prime minister defends visa vetting for Palestinians.

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Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Senior Australian ministers are visiting three Pacific island nations as Canberra works to boost defence partnerships and shut China out of regional policing.

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Royal commission defends publication of secret military report, saying government didn’t ask for it to be confidential

Labor tables report in parliament hours after senators reveal it had been uploaded to royal commission website

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Flak flies as military justice review release misfires

A major review into Australia's military justice system, published by accident, calls for greater independence in the investigation of misconduct allegations.

AAP

Defence force failed to replace Taipan helicopter engine blades prior to Jervis Bay crash despite advice

Redacted report tabled in Senate reveals findings of investigation into March 2023 MRH-90 incident, while questions over later crash continue

The Guardian - AU

Defence scientists ready for China's 'grey' warfighting

Defence science is proving crucial as smaller powers stand up to China and Russia but can also be used to deter war in an increasingly uncertain future.

AAP

Report urges Australia to increase Ukraine aid efforts

Ukraine needs significant further military and financial support from Australia to help repel the Russian invasion, a committee has told government.

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By stripping military medals only so far up the chain of command, Richard Marles has reopened old wounds

Australia’s defence minister has sent letters to fewer than 15 people to let them know whether their awards are being cancelled or retained

The Guardian - AU

Albanese and Labor left pick climate expert Alice Jordan-Baird for Victorian seat of Gorton

Richard Marles wins stoush against Bill Shorten’s old union, the Australian Workers’ Union, for the safe Labor seat

The Guardian - AU

Australia strips senior commanders of military honours over Afghanistan war crimes allegations

Investigation found Australian soldiers murdered at least 39 Afghan civilians between 2005 and 2016

The Independent UK

Australian Military Commanders Stripped Of Medals Over War Crimes

Australian military commanders stripped of medals over war crimes allegations in Afghanistan. Major General Brereton's investigation reveals involvement in...

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Australia strips medals from military commanders over Afghanistan war crime allegations

Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war

The Independent UK

Australia strips medals from Afghanistan war commanders

Defence minister cancels awards of small number of officers over alleged war crimes committed on their watch.

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Australian military officers to be stripped of honours after alleged war crimes under their command

Government acts on longstanding recommendations from Brereton inquiry into ADF conduct in Afghanistan

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Commanders stripped of medals after war crimes inquiry

Up to nine Australian military commanders who held senior roles during the war in Afghanistan will be stripped of their distinguished service medals.

The Guardian - AU

Commissioner condemns ‘failure of leadership’ in Australian defence force, urges greater focus on wellbeing of personnel

After three years and more than 5,000 submissions, royal commission into veteran suicide hands down its full report. Here are its key points

The Independent UK

Japan and Australia agree to increase joint military training

Japan and Australia have agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over China’s recent incursions into Japanese airspace and territorial waters

AAP

Australia, Japan wargame as Chinese incursion condemned

Australia will join the largest on-land military exercise between Japan and the United States for the first time and look to boost maritime co-operation.

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Indonesia and Australia sign defense agreement

Indonesia and Australia signed a defense agreement on Thursday that both sides described as a significant upgrade to their military relationship

The Guardian - AU

‘Not too much to ask for people to be counted’: Josh Burns breaks ranks on gender and sexuality census questions

Burns becomes first Labor MP to speak against Albanese government decision, saying ‘we need as few blind spots as possible’

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Adam Bandt Got Slammed For Wanting To Tax Big Corporations By 40% — But Economists Love It

Adam Bandt unveiled the Greens' plan to tax super-profit corporations, called the Robin Hood Reforms. Here's what you need to know.

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'Show courage': Labor MP rebels on LGBTQI census topics

Josh Burns is the first Labor MP to publicly call on his government to reconsider its decision not to include LGBTQI questions in the next census.

The Guardian - AU

Labor says sexuality questions dumped from census to avoid ‘divisive’ debates

Government decided not to add questions out of concern for social cohesion, Richard Marles insists, after move prompts upset in LGBTQ+ community

AAP

LGBTQI census questions axed to avoid 'divisive debate'

Worries about an anti-LGBTQI fear campaign led to the decision not to include questions about sexual orientation in the census, the acting prime minister says.

The Guardian - AU

Australia urged to show ‘true climate leadership’ as Pacific Islands Forum begins – as it happened

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