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SBS Japanese Newsflash Monday 2 June

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has formally asked Australia to increase its military investment in the Indo-Pacific to help "maintain peace through strength" in the region. The federal government is considering whether to challenge the United States at the World Trade Organisation over Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs.


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