Shadow minister says Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for conflict – as it happened

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The White House has nominated David Brat, a former Republican member of the US House of Representatives, to be the next ambassador to Australia.

Brat represented Virginia in Congress and served two terms before he was defeated by a Democrat in 2018 in a close race. He is currently a vice-president of business relations at Virginia's Liberty University.

It wouldn't fund the entire amount of that extra storage, but it would help make a contribution ...

Obviously, this comes at a cost ... But given what we're facing right now, we think it's a reasonable insurance premium to improve the security of all Australians.

It was sensible to do a few years ago to get to 30 days. It's helping us now. Given the high risks, it's even more sensible to go to 60 days.