Ben Westcott
Reporter at Bloomberg News
Bloomberg's Australia government reporter, covering politics and foreign policy. Formerly @CNN and @SCMPNews. Opinions are my own. [email protected]
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afr.com | Ben Westcott |Haslinda Amin
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bloomberg.com | Ben Westcott |Haslinda Amin
Malcolm Turnbull(Bloomberg) -- Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he could have halted the lease of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company shortly after coming to power a decade ago — pulling the plug on a deal the US “never liked.” The center-right former leader told Bloomberg Television on Thursday that at the time security agencies had assured him there were no concerns about the deal.
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flipboard.com | Ben Westcott |Haslinda Amin
1 hour agoThe generation of Australians who'll become overnight millionairesA n entire generation of Australians will become instant millionaires without lifting a finger in the coming years, but they'll spend their wealth …4 hours agoDangerous discovery made 30cm under Aussie garden: 'Big issues'While some people joked the weed mat could be hiding a body, there was something else very troubling in the hole. When an Aussie woman dug 30cm deep …
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bloomberg.com | Ben Westcott
Richard Marles speaks during the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31. (Bloomberg) -- US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has asked Australia to dramatically raise its military spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product “as soon as possible,” according to an official readout of his meeting with Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles.
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bloomberg.com | Ben Westcott
Good morning everyone, it’s Ben here on a brisk Canberra morning, here’s what’s making news today. Today’s must-reads:• US wants Australia to spend billions on defense• House prices rise after RBA cuts• No US demands on Port of Darwin, Marles saysUS Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth formally requested that Australia increase its defense spending to 3.5% of GDP in his meeting with Defence Minister Richard Marles on Friday.
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