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In the lead-up to the federal election, calls to scrap or, at the very least, closely scrutinise the AUKUS military pact are growing, reports Pip Hinman.

Both major parties have remained in full support of the AUKUS military pact, which locks Australia into the United States鈥 war plans. Pip Hinman 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright explains why the Socialist Alliance is campaigning at this election to cut military spending in half on the latest 91自拍论坛 Show.

WA Labor suffered an -18% swing against it, with the swing going largely to minor party and independent candidates.听BlairVidakovich reports.

Socialist Alliance is calling for a 50% cut in military expenditure and to use the $28 billion to address the urgent housing, cost-of-living and climate crises, argues Peter Boyle.

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Zara Lomas looks behind the diplomatic row that broke out in February between Aotearoa New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

Suzanne James asks Jenny Rolfe, a community backed Independent candidate for the NSW seat of Riverina, about the housing crisis, social and gender inequality, regional service access, the cost of living crisis and the latest tranche of anti-protest laws.

Defence minister Richard Marles is keen to rebuke听China for sending warnings to Australian military vessels and planes, but Australia is also playing chicken in the South China Sea. Pip Hinman reports.

Socialist Alliance in Western Australia will run activist candidates in the federal seat of Fremantle and the Senate on a 鈥淧eople before Profit鈥 platform. Janet Parker reports.

The听Murdoch-owned Geelong Advertiser described Sarah Hathway as 鈥渄ivisive鈥, reflecting her track record of standing up against corporate greed, which people expect of their local representative. Angela Carr reports.

PM Anthony Albanese鈥檚 mealy-mouthed dodging of Trump鈥檚 declaration that the US would 鈥渙wn鈥 and 鈥渓evel鈥 Gaza was his way of signalling that Australia will tag along, albeit with a little bit of hand-wringing, argues Sam Wainwright.听

Australia is yet to see the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines and, in the meantime, Labor is allowing the country to become garrisoned to Washington鈥檚 geopolitical vanities. Binoy Kampmark reports.