politics

The federal government won’t confirm if any Australian personnel were on a US fast-attack submarine that sank an Iranian warship, despite dozens of ADF members rotating through US submarines for training.  Source link

This week in Canberra, Tim Wilson did his best Billy Joel impression, the opposition leader went hard on the government over the cost-of-living crisis and the Canadian prime minister popped into parliament. Source link

The mammoth task of getting stranded Australians out of the Middle East is part of a fascinating story of backchannel diplomacy between Gulf countries and Iran that has implications for the likely breakout of broader conflict in the region. Source link

Artists and copyright advocates say big tech is again pushing to loosen Australia’s copyright rules as artificial intelligence companies expand. Source link

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says an additional three flights are scheduled to depart the United Arab Emirates this morning, pending further military activity. Follow live.  Source link

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and senior Canadian administration figures are in Canberra with defence and security expected to dominate the discussions there. Source link

Bipartisan support for the “global rules-based order” has all but disappeared in Australia.  Source link

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for middle powers to use their sovereignty in a Sydney speech echoing his Davos intervention.  Source link

Figures from the expenses watchdog confirm Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has repaid about $8,000 spent on flights for family travel from Perth to Sydney. Source link

The federal government has cancelled a grant for an Islamic community association in Melbourne citing “social cohesion concerns” after claims surfaced the group was mourning the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Source link