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  1. 'We are being attacked': Call from the Persian Gulf to a worried wife
    By Tavleen Singh and Som Patidar

    As a peace deal between the US and Iran remains elusive, low-wage seafarers are left in limbo as they witness an unprecedented 21st-century battle.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/str

    #UnrestConflictandWar #MarineIncidents #WorldPolitics #DefenceandNationalSecurity #TavleenSingh #SomPatidar

  2. What will be in tonight's federal budget? Here are the major measures we know about so far
    By Gareth Hutchens

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers is unveiling his fifth budget tonight, and housing for younger Australians will be a centrepiece.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/wha

    #FederalGovernment #Budget #GovernmentandPolitics #HousingPolicy #Tax #DefenceandNationalSecurity #MigrationPolicy #GarethHutchens

  3. FBI investigating recent deaths and disappearances of multiple US scientists
    By Lewis Wiseman

    The scientists supposedly all had access to sensitive government research, and the nature of their work has led to speculation that their cases might all be connected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/us-

    #MissingPerson #Homicide #ScienceandTechnology #HumanInterest #DefenceandNationalSecurity #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #SpaceExploration #LewisWiseman

  4. FBI investigating recent deaths and disappearances of multiple US scientists
    By Lewis Wiseman

    The scientists supposedly all had access to sensitive government research, and the nature of their work has led to speculation that their cases might all be connected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/us-

    #MissingPerson #Homicide #ScienceandTechnology #HumanInterest #DefenceandNationalSecurity #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #SpaceExploration #LewisWiseman

  5. FBI investigating recent deaths and disappearances of multiple US scientists
    By Lewis Wiseman

    The scientists supposedly all had access to sensitive government research, and the nature of their work has led to speculation that their cases might all be connected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/us-

    #MissingPerson #Homicide #ScienceandTechnology #HumanInterest #DefenceandNationalSecurity #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #SpaceExploration #LewisWiseman

  6. FBI investigating recent deaths and disappearances of multiple US scientists
    By Lewis Wiseman

    The scientists supposedly all had access to sensitive government research, and the nature of their work has led to speculation that their cases might all be connected.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/us-

    #MissingPerson #Homicide #ScienceandTechnology #HumanInterest #DefenceandNationalSecurity #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #SpaceExploration #LewisWiseman

  7. ISIS-linked women willing to take the 'hit' of arrests for their kids' freedom
    By Bridget Rollason

    When a group of so-called "ISIS brides" boarded a flight from Doha to Melbourne, they took a leap of faith, unsure of what fate awaited them at the end of their journey. But they said they were willing to face arrest for the freedom of their children.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/isi

    #DefenceandNationalSecurity #Immigration #Terrorism #FederalGovernment #WorldPolitics #BridgetRollason

  8. 'Completely unprecedented': Crimes against humanity charges new for Australia
    By Stephanie March and Emily Clark

    The ABC can reveal new detail about the alleged treatment of a Yazidi woman who says she was held captive in the home of ISIS-linked Australians in Syria, including two women who are now facing slave-related charges.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/isi

    #DefenceandNationalSecurity #Immigration #StephanieMarch #EmilyClark

  9. Dutton cools on push to name 'traitor' politician, after ASIO warns it could expose sources and methods
    By Jake Evans

    The opposition leader says he won't agitate for the politician who betrayed Australia to be named, after a warning from the spy chief that doing so could expose ASIO's sources and methods.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-03-01/asi

    #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #SecurityIntelligence #DefenceandNationalSecurity #JakeEvans

  10. Giant game of Cluedo breaks out in halls of democracy after spook spills beans
    By Annabel Crabb and Brett Worthington

    After the spy news broke, Thursday morning in Parliament House was pleasantly given over to a Cluedo-type game as politicians searched for one of their own, write Annabel Crabb and Brett Worthington.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/gia

    #FederalGovernment #ForeignAffairs #DefenceandNationalSecurity #SecurityIntelligence #LawCrimeandJustice #AnnabelCrabb #BrettWorthington

  11. Chinese-Australian businessman jailed over attempt to influence federal MP
    By Kristian Silva

    Melbourne businessman Di Sanh Duong, 68, will face at least a year in jail after being found guilty of attempting to politically influence former federal minister Alan Tudge.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/di-

    #DefenceandNationalSecurity #NationalSecurity #SecurityIntelligence #Laws #KristianSilva

  12. Unnamed 'traitor' politician cultivated by spies puts loyalty of every politician in question, says former treasurer
    By Jake Evans

    A former politician was cultivated by spies, Australian intelligence has revealed, and former treasurer Joe Hockey says every politician's loyalty will be questioned until that "traitor" is named.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/unn

    #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #SecurityIntelligence #DefenceandNationalSecurity #ForeignAffairs #FederalParliament #JakeEvans

  13. North Korea's first spy satellite is 'alive', expert says, South Korea plans military drills

    North Korea's first spy satellite is "alive", a Netherlands-based space expert says, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggested Pyongyang was successfully controlling the spacecraft — although its capabilities remain unknown.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/nor

    #WorldPolitics #DefenceandNationalSecurity #UnrestConflictandWar #ScienceandTechnology #Spacecraft #GovernmentandPolitics #SpaceExploration #DefenceForces #SecurityIntelligence

  14. Future naval ships a 'thought bubble' to deter 'valley of death' talk, SA Opposition Leader says
    By Leah MacLennan

    The SA government says today's long-anticipated naval overhaul will secure continuous shipbuilding at Adelaide's Osborne shipyard — but the state opposition has expressed doubts it will stave off a "valley of death".

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/sa-

    #DefenceIndustry #DefenceandNationalSecurity #AerospaceandDefenceEquipmentManufacturing #DefenceForces #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #Navy #LeahMacLennan

  15. The insidious creep of US and Chinese technology has left a cold, hard reality for Australia
    By Linton Besser

    A vast technology gap that has eaten deeply into Australia's ability to determine its own path is now so vast, it has become impossible to bridge, writes Linton Besser.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/aus

    #ScienceandTechnology #DefenceandNationalSecurity #GovernmentandPolitics #SecurityIntelligence #Internet #WorldPolitics #ArtificialIntelligence #LintonBesser

  16. Bombs and aircraft being restored by RAAF at outback Woomera Missile Park The Royal Australian Air Force is restoring historical aircraft, bombs and rockets launched at an outback military testing range in SA. abc.net.au/news/2020-05-27/his #DefenceandNationalSecurity #ScienceandTechnology #TravelandTourism #Astronomy(Space) #DefenceForces #RuralTourism #Engineering #Tourism #Rural #Army