China’s Foreign Ministry has accused Washington of “pouring weapons into the battlefield”, but also laid the groundwork for an upcoming speech by the Chinese president.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will preview an unclassified version of the defence review by positioning the alliance as a crucial step much larger than the submarine proposal.
The register “seems to be hoovering up a lot of information of marginal utility” while missing the more disturbing forms of foreign influence it was designed to detect, the former prime minister says.
Voters have marked down Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on major tests of his leadership after four weeks of dispute over election promises and the cost of living.