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Asked whether Australia should be more vocal in defending Canada against the US, Defence Minister Richard Marles said "Canada will stand up for itself ... what we're seeing is Canada working through its own issues in relation to the United States, and that's ... a matter between Canada and the US.'
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ABC reporting that the radar tech was meant to go to the U.S. before Canada, but there was uncertainty about it due to Musk and DOGE's Pentagon audit.
'"The Canadians were always going to follow the US purchase and slipstream off that" but circumstances changed and "things moved quickly".'
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Carney made the announcement just before 5 a.m. Canberra time, haven't seen anything from Albanese, Marles, et al about it.
Albanese noted on Twitter about 9 hours ago he'd spoken with Carney and looked forward to 'strengthen our partnership and deliver benefits for both nations.'
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The Globe and Mail reports the talks to develop the system have been underway for two years. Australia has been using over-the-horizon radar for years. RAAF uses the Jindalee Operational Radar network from transmission stations in Qld, WA, and the NT.
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If you need more uplifting wombat news, however, CSIRO releases Wombat Wednesday content every week. This week features wombat zoomies.
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aaand confirmed
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"Mr Turnbull suggested Australia follow the approach adopted by the new prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, who won his position over the weekend after an aggressive campaign of criticism of Mr Trump."
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One of the big concerns–aside from the wind–is the storm system lingering and causing flooding. That part of the country is home to large, brackish rivers: much of Brisbane is built on floodplain. The cyclone is due to make landfall an hour after high tide.
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As the cyclone approached, Facebook blocked or hid hundreds of thousands of posts about the storm. Meta blamed a "technical issue." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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GrogWatch addendum:
A note at the bottom of BC Liquor's website says some U.S. products are currently unavailable. British Columbia is stopping the sale of alcohol from Republican-controlled states.
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This has been GrogWatch.
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New Brunswick didn't restart buying American liquor after the February tariff threat.
LCBO's website still has this morning's "service unavailable" message.
Haven't seen anything from Alberta or Saskatchewan thus far.
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There is now a note on the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation's website that it'll stop selling U.S. products.
PEI, Quebec and Manitoba have done the same, but there's nothing on their homepages at the moment.
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- Ontario and Nova Scotia say U.S. companies will be barred from access to provincial procurement. Newfoundland and Labrador is also planning to stop procurement from the U.S.
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- Ontario Premier Doug Ford said today the province was ending a ~$100m deal with Starlink. He threatened it back in Feb, but backed down when the tariffs were delayed.
- Ford said he's also considering a 25% export tax on electricity Ontario supplies to Minnesota, New York and Michigan.
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Here are a couple of shopfronts in Ottawa, the pics taken between the February tariff backdown and the implementation this morning. Canadians are angry, and are taking more action than just booing the U.S. anthem at hockey games.
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- Trudeau also said the trade war was designed by Trump to cripple Canada's economy to "make it easier to annex us"
- Ontario + Newfoundland and Labrador's government liquor boards are taking U.S. booze of the shelves; British Columbia is doing the same for red-state imports
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^That was in response to a question about Warren Buffett's comment that the tariffs were an "act of war." Asked if he agreed, Trudeau paused, then went into that answer.