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SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAFormer prime minister Scott Morrison has backed the move to buy only second-hand submarines from the United States, rather than a mix of new and old vessels as originally planned, as he called for Anthony Albanese to do more to sell the benefits of AUKUS to the public.The Defence Department boss, navy chief and senior Albanese government ministers said it was always Australia’s preference to acquire three in-service Virginia-class submarines from the US, a claim lampooned by the Coalition and the Greens.Former prime minister…

Brought to you by Bulls N BearsDoug BrightJune 3, 2026 — 3:41pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAALitchfield Minerals has delivered an encouraging clutch of broad copper-zinc-silver hits from phase three reverse circulation (RC) drilling at its Oonagalabi base metals project in the Harts Range region, 120km northeast of Alice Springs in the NT.The phase three campaign completed 11 RC holes for 1772 metres and three diamond holes for 1217.9m across the Main zone targets, Bomb Diggity, and the VT1 and VT2 geophysical targets, extending previously identified mineralisation and improving…

The sluggishness of the Australian economy has been confirmed, with weak productivity growth adding to the government’s challenges.

Jimmy Bartel weighs in on reports he could be set to join Essendon as part of James Hird’s coaching team.

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThe juxtaposition of David French’s column (“Worst ideas of the 20th century are back to haunt us”, June 3) and Jenna Price’s (“One Nation, masters of zero policy”) is instructive. French warns of the dangers that arise when societies forget the lessons of history. Price demonstrates how this plays out in contemporary politics, where slogans and resentment increasingly substitute for coherent policy. The growing attraction of populist movements reflects a broader failure of leadership across much of Australian politics. Parties that rely on resentment…

Guy FaulconbridgeJune 3, 2026 — 11:58amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAASt Petersburg, Russia: A right-wing US influencer, a serving US official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President Vladimir Putin’s “Russian Davos” on Wednesday as the Kremlin grapples with stalled growth and a confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war.Russia’s premier investment forum, the fifth since Russia sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, opens just hours after a deadly drone and missile attack on Kyiv, which Russia said was in response to a deadly attack…

Updated June 3, 2026 — 4:35pm,first published 12:04pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThe Solomon Islands’ new prime minister says he will review a controversial security agreement struck with China, risking a backlash from Beijing, as Australia and the Pacific nation look to sign a sweeping new treaty by the end of the year.Solomons Prime Minister Matthew Wale said he was seeking a “reset” in the relationship with Australia after a difficult period dominated by the Solomons’ deepening ties with China, including the secretive security deal struck in 2022.Matthew Wale…

A neo-Nazi has made an apology in court after booing during the Welcome to Country at an Anzac Day dawn service.

June 3, 2026 — 4:06pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAInvestors may love the US tech giants OpenAI, Google, (Facebook owner) Meta and Nvidia but for consumers these mega-companies are among what Australians view as the most distrusted brands – in part reflecting our distinct suspicion around artificial intelligence. And these brands are the public face of it.Australians have been legendary early adopters of technology over the decades but, according to the most recent survey on brand trust by Roy Morgan, we have concerns about these companies’ ethics, profiteering and…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAMoments after the full-time whistle blew at the 2026 Asian Cup final, Hayley Raso sunk to the grass, sat with her hands behind her back, closed her eyes and shook her head in disbelief.In her 14 years as a Matilda she’d competed in three World Cups, two Olympic Games and three Asian Cups and yet this game at CommBank Stadium in March was as close as her team had got to winning any piece of silverware. Instead, after making it to the final of…