Your morning Briefing: Morrison on mission to rebuff China

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Hello readers. The PM is on a mission to rebuff Chinese influence in the Pacific, and Cabinet history is in the making with sharp new priorities.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 26: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks to the media at a press conference announcing his new Cabinet at Parliament House on May 26, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. Arthur Sinodinos is to become the next ambassador to the US. (Photo by Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images)

Rebuff China

Scott Morrison will move rapidly to mark the Pacific as his top ­strategic priority, to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.

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New generation in control

A fundamental shift in the power balance of the Liberal Party is under way, writes Simon Benson.

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Scott Morrison with members of his new ministry

History in the making

Scott Morrison has drawn sharp new priorities for his government with the overhaul setting a number of historic precedents.

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Grim future

The wannabe powerbrokers of the failed Shorten campaign will struggle to find jobs under Albo, writes Nick Tabakoff in Media Diary.

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Johannes Leak’s view

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