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- US commits more than $150 million as Albanese joins Pacific leaders in Palauon September 2, 2026
Washington has unveiled new spending on energy, ports, digital infrastructure and maritime security at the Pacific Islands Forum, where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pressing Australia’s case
- Defend Sacred Ground makes the case for keeping activism out of the War Memorialon September 1, 2026
Contested estimates and activist interpretations should not be elevated into orthodoxy inside the national shrine to those who served.
- Who gets the staff? Parliament’s adviser allocations back in the spotlighton September 1, 2026
Finance figures show wide differences in personal staffing across government, opposition and the crossbench, renewing scrutiny of a system in which the Prime Minister determines allocations.
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