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Minister for defence Christopher Pyne announces a major contract signing with Lockheed Martin Australia for the Future Submarine Combat System, in Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, Thursday, January 25, 2018. The federal government signed a deal to fit combat systems to Australia's next fleet of submarines which will create up to 200 jobs. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Big guns

Malcolm Turnbull will unveil a global defence strategy aimed at catapulting Australia into the ranks of the world’s top 10 arms exporters, announcing a $3.8 billion fund to back the plan amid a growing military build-up in the Asia-Pacific region. The Prime Minister will today announce loans will be made available to defence companies to create jobs, maintain a highly skilled defence industry workforce and help drive Australia above its position as the 20th largest defence exporter. Last year, Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said increased defence exports would help Australia meet its strategic goals and build “greater inter­operability with our allies and strategic partners”.

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26/01/2018: Tarneen Onus-Williams, organiser with Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR), at an Invasion Day rally in Melbourne on Australia Day saying "F..k Australia, I hope it f..king burns to the ground.’’ Source: Channel 7

Dump ‘hater’

An Aboriginal activist who called for Australia to be burnt to the ground during an incendiary ­address to an “invasion day” rally has been described as a hypocritical hater and faces calls to be dumped from her leadership role with a government-funded body. Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett said the Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) ­organiser Dtarneen Onus-Williams should step down as an executive member of Victoria’s Koorie Youth Council for a series of angry, divisive comments.

“We have not organised this to change the date. We have organised this to abolish Australia Day because f..k Australia. F..k Australia, I hope it f..king burns to the ground.”

Dtarneen Onus-Williams

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02/04/2017: Michael Kroger at the 163rd Liberal Party State Council, in Melbourne. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

Cuckoo land

Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger has attacked federal Labor over its response to Melbourne’s crime wave, saying that Labor Melbourne MPs who live in affluent suburbs outside of their outer-suburban electorates were clueless about fears held by their constituents. Turnbull government MPs yesterday backed Mr Kroger’s comments after an analysis by The Australian showed that more than a third of the 15 MPs who lived outside their electorates were Labor members who represented the outer suburbs of Melbourne. Four of these lived in rich suburbs closer to the city.

“These Labor members are in cloud cuckoo land with no appreciation whatsoever of the fears held by many of their own constituents.”

Michael Kroger

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30/10/2017 CEO of Lottoland Luke Brillat Southbank in Melbourne.Picture: David Geraghty / The Australian.

Lottery ticket

Controversial lottery betting firm Lottoland is covering itself against the risk of having to pay out jackpots running into the ­billions of dollars through a mixture of exotic financial instruments and brute force — buying physical lottery tickets. The company claims gambling regulators have “complete confidence that we can pay out every jackpot we offer” even though its regulator, the Northern Territory Racing Commission, says it cannot guarantee that punters who win bets on international jackpots will get paid.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning the 2018 Australian Open Men's Singles Final against Marin Cilic of Croatia on day 14 of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Roger that

The Bradman of tennis did it again when an emotional Roger Federer defeated Marin Cilic to win his sixth Australian Open title and claim his 20th major championship with another nerve-racking yet virtuoso performance inside Rod Laver Arena, writes Will Swanton.

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Kudelka’s view

Jon Kudelka Letters page cartoon for 29-01-2018Version: (650x366)COPYRIGHT: The Australian's artists each have different copyright agreements in place regarding re-use of their work in other publications.Please seek advice from the artists themselves or the Managing Editor of The Australian regarding re-use.