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Job PD895102. Admiral Harry Harris Jnr. Commander United States Pacific Command, after the Australian War Memorials Last Post Ceremony in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Ambassador pick pulled

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to pull the nomination of Admiral Harry Harris as US ambassador to Australia, sending him to South Korea instead in a move expected to disappoint the Turnbull Government which had warmly welcomed the choice of Harris to the key post which has now been vacant for 18 months. The move is said to have been orchestrated by the incoming Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to fill the vacancy in South Korea at time of historic negotiations with North Korea.

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21/03/2009 WIRE: In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Port-side bow of the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) is seen anchored off the US Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Md. The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet says two of its vessels _ a submarine, the USS Hartford and an amphibious ship, the USS New Orleans collided in the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian peninsula early Friday, March 20, 2009. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Don S. Montgomery)

Nuke subs for Perth: report

US nuclear attack submarines and navy warships should be based in Perth in response to China’s growing power projection into the Indo-Pacific, a new US report warns. The report says Australia and its allies must “spotlight and push back” against China’s stepped-up efforts to project power and build military infrastructure in the region.

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Crowds ahead of the dawn service at the National War Memorial in Canberra, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australian service men and women. (AAP Image/Rohan Thomson) NO ARCHIVING

Spirit of Anzac

Tens of thousands of Australians have attended Anzac Day dawn services across the nation, almost 100 years on from the end of the Great War. From the largest gatherings in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, to smaller services in suburban, regional and rural Australia, and even in Antarctica, the “spirit of Anzac” was remembered.

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CEO and Senior Financial Advisor at Henderson Maxwell, Sam Henderson (right) leaves the Federal Court, Melbourne, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The financial services royal commission public hearing into financial advice continues in Melbourne. (AAP Image/Stefan Postles) NO ARCHIVING

Advisor misled clients

Celebrity financial adviser Sam Henderson wrongly told clients he had a master’s degree in commerce, was found by the Financial Planning Association to have put his “own interests above those of his clients”, and funnelled most of his clients into managed investment schemes in which he held shares, the banking royal commission has heard.

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Dustin Martin of the Tigers (third from left) is seen in action during the Round 5 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the Richmond Tigers at the MCG in Melbourne, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Tigers top

Although Richmond are yet to recapture their stunning form of last September, the Tigers sit atop the table a month into their premiership defence after thrashing Melbourne 15.12 (102) to 8.8 (56) last night. And that, in itself, is something to boast about, for it is the first time since round 12, 1995 that Richmond have been on top after a home-and-away round.

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Kudelka’s view

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