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Australia politics live: defence industry minister to spruik Labor’s ‘progressive patriotism’ as audits reveal waste

The Guardian World Wednesday 01 July 2026, 20:21 UTC By Martin Farrer 1 min read
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Pat Conroy to tell National Press Club that Labor is the true party of defence and national security. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live politics blog.

Pat Conroy to tell National Press Club that Labor is the true party of defence and national security. Follow today’s news live

Good morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji with the main action.

We’ll wrap up some of the overnight news before Krishani’s on deck, and also bring you a preview of today’s press club speech from the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy.

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