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Canberra and New Delhi are expected to put pen to paper on a free-trade agreement on Saturday that will boost exports from Australia to India by at least $45 billion by 2035. The move, which will remove or massively reduce tariffs on an array of Australian goods, comes as both nations seek to reduce their dependence on the Chinese market. The deal, a decade in the making, means Australia moves from India's seventh leading trading partner to among its top three.
www.newindianexpress.com

India, Australia to sign interim trade deal on Saturday, tariffs to be removed

Meanwhile, about 96 per cent of goods imports from India are expected to enter Australia duty-free when the agreement takes effect.
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This deal may be one way India is telling the west it sits on its side of the fence.
 
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From good news to more worrying news for Australia. China may soon have a military presence in the south Pacific only a mere 2000 kms from the island continent after a deal between Beijing and the Solomon Islands was ratified yesterday. Evidently it involves placing Chinese security on the island as a peacekeeping force to protect Chinese citizens. At least that is what Australia is being told. More like naval forces as a naval base is predicted to be built. Naval ships berthed off the island means that China will have a military foothold in our part of the Pacific.. our backyard.
 
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Thomas Australia's renewable energy action man Andrew Forrest is not stopping at decarbonizing Europe. He wants to do the same with the US. The boss of Fortescue Mining Group is in Washington to sell more of his clean, green hydrogen idea to the super power. He said a meeting with President Biden was "fantastic". Sounds as tho 'Twiggy' sold the American President. Where next for Forrest on the hydrogen world shopping list. India?
 
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The AUKUS alliance between US, Aust and UK will develop Hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities, expand information sharing and deepen cooperation on defense innovation.
 
At 3pm we had our first emergency alert on our phones, it was a test alert, it'll now be used for a real emergency to warn us of any danger in the UK. 👍
 
Jessica said:
At 3pm we had our first emergency alert on our phones, it was a test alert, it'll now be used for a real emergency to warn us of any danger in the UK. 👍
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That is scary Jess. We are now living in an uncertain world. Bloody male warmongers.
What did the test entail.
 
Jessica said:
At 3pm we had our first emergency alert on our phones, it was a test alert, it'll now be used for a real emergency to warn us of any danger in the UK. 👍
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Not scary but helpful, I'd say. We had the same test. Different channels were used to send these alerts to as many phones as possible. Phones were not disabled by it as some were suspecting but there was a request to give feedback if the alert reached you no matter through which channel so that those in charge can make improvements.
One result was that phones with an OS below Android 10 could not be contacted. They are working on a fix for that.
I was glad that the alert reached me. The whole procedure was a consequence of the natural catastrophe almost two years ago with about 180 people killed who, at that time, couldn’t be warned.
 
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That is scary Jess. We are now living in an uncertain world. Bloody male warmongers.
What did the test entail.
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At 3pm my phone started screaching, then after about 10 seconds an American female voice said it's a test alarm and will be used for future emergencies. I opted in for further alerts 👍
 
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Not scary but helpful, I'd say. We had the same test. Different channels were used to send these alerts to as many phones as possible. Phones were not disabled by it as some were suspecting but there was a request to give feedback if the alert reached you no matter through which channel so that those in charge can make improvements.
One result was that phones with an OS below Android 10 could not be contacted. They are working on a fix for that.
I was glad that the alert reached me. The whole procedure was a consequence of the natural catastrophe almost two years ago with about 180 people killed who, at that time, couldn’t be warned.
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I agree. Any early warning system is a good thing, especially with the times we live in now.
 
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I am saying actually receiving an emergency alert is the scary thing. We Aussies have been spooked by all this sabre rattling by tyranical warmongers so much so that we will now invest heavily in the latest long range missiles and the latest version of the Australian designed Jindalee Over-the-horizon Radar, more so than land based military vehicles and artillery.
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You've got a point there.
 
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I hope we never have to hear our emergency alert again because the danger will be real next time.

Guys I just messed up trying to create a group chat 🤦
 
Insidious hypocrites those Russkies accusing Ukraine of launching a drone strike which sparked a major fire at a fuel depot in Crimea. This is a day after Russia bombarded several Ukranian cities with missiles killing 40 civilians including children.

According to a Ukrainian military intelligence official, 40,000 tonnes of oil to be used by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet were destroyed. Some good news.
 
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Jess has successfully created one titled My three Musketeers including the four of us as participants.
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Well not quite Thomas, I invited you and Terry in our chat, that part I got right, I invited Richie instead of Ritchie, so our friend Ritchie has been replaced by a different member! 😆
Shall we discard our group chat and start again? :p
 
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www.euronews.com

Freshwater for all: Europe faces up to the challenge

Life on earth depends on freshwater: a resource that's under pressure. Soaring demand and climate change make fresh water ever more precious, even in Europe, while floods and droughts are getting more extreme - changing the lives of millions. #TheRoadToGreen
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This is serious.
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It is but it can still be managed more easily than in other parts of the world. Spain , in particular, should be using more desalination plants that can now be solar-powered. I was appalled when a responsible minister of a Germany state said we wouldn't be in need of any water management. How wrong she was.
 
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more desalination plants
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A NO BRAINER WHEN TWO THIRDS OF THE EARTHS SURFACE IS WATER. AUSTRALIA SHOULD BE BUILDING MORE TO COVER OUR SWELTERING SUMMERS THAT DRY EVERY WATERWAY IN THE COUNTRY. WE CANT RELY ON WINTER STORMS AS MUCH OF THE WATER FLOWS TO THE SEA OR FALLS AWAY FROM DAMS OR RESERVOIRS. THE FACT IS MORE OF OUR STORM WATER NEEDS TO BE HARVESTED THEN PUMPED INLAND WHEN DEVASTATING DRY SPELLS HIT.
 
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