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[Link] Australians unlikely to know cost of scrapped submarines until after election, Peter Dutton says

Read: 18/4/2022 www.theguardian.com

Australian voters are unlikely to be told the full cost of scrapping the French submarine deal before the election, with Peter Dutton signalling the negotiations will not be wrapped up until after July.

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[Link] Scott Morrison’s approval rating at lowest point since aftermath of black summer bushfires

Read: 8/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Voter approval of Scott Morrison is at its lowest level since before the outbreak of the pandemic, while the government’s handling of international relations has taken a hit over the past month, the latest Guardian Essential poll suggests.

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[Link] French officials vent fury over Australian leak of Macron text message

Read: 2/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Elysée officials have expressed fury at the Australian prime minister Scott Morrison’s decision to leak a private text message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the diplomatic rift between the two countries deepened.

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[Link] British defence chief reveals new AUKUS security pact could expand to include other allies

Read: 22/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

The UK's departing Chief of the Defence Staff has signalled the new trilateral AUKUS security pact with the United States and Australia could be expanded to include other allies such as Japan.

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[Link] Indonesia and Malaysia 'worried' AUKUS will start a regional arms race with China

Read: 19/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Malaysia and Indonesia have said they share strong reservations over Australia's decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons were not part of the plan.

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