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Ukraine's government has warned that any delay or slowing down in supporting Ukraine's defence capabilities would only encourage Russia to continue the war. It comes as the US halted its weapons shipments to Ukraine due to concerns over low US stockpiles.

Fiji's Prime Minister has ruled out hosting any Chinese military base as the battle for defence regional supremacy unfolds across the Pacific. In a major address at the National Press Club in Canberra, Sitiveni Rabuka has also made a case for Australia to sign a formal treaty with Fiji as a way to further strengthen the diplomatic relationship.

The federal government says it will be seeking new powers to strip childcare centres of funding if they don't meet safety standards. It follows revelations Victorian police have arrested a childcare worker and laid 70 charges relating to alleged sex offences. Victoria is also bringing in a number of its own reforms, and fast-tracking the already planned federal ban on mobile phones in centres.