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- Defence wants a NATO fast lane. Parliament is asking what happens to accountabilityon August 17, 2026
Australia’s proposed agreement with NATO’s Support and Procurement Organisation could give Defence faster access to European supply chains, collaborative procurement and sustainment programs.
- NSW gun buyback national firearms plan goes into actionon August 17, 2026
NSW’s November gun buyback could affect up to 274,000 firearms, testing Albanese’s post-Bondi national reforms as other states resist.
- Nationals put food security, family tax and energy at centre of Canberra conferenceon August 17, 2026
Matt Canavan used his first Federal Conference as Nationals leader to sharpen the party’s agenda on tax, energy, food security and families.
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