The Solomon Islands have several issues that threaten its national peace and security with conflict prevention being a path to peace.

Microsoft's VALL-E synthesises speech from short audio clips, maintaining emotional and acoustic nuances. Applications abound, but potential misuse raises concerns.

Townsville becomes Army's new hub; shift aims for Pacific-focused defence, enhancing "peace, security and prosperity"; major assets relocated by 2025.

ChatGPT can be used for cost-effective content creation—however, human fact-checking can be required, particularly for dates, locations, and specific claims.

Stereotyping by birth era perpetuates bias, limits potential, undermines unity, and reinforces discrimination, and can cause significant emotional and social harm.

Ukraine's counteroffensive nears Crimea; and Kyiv's new amphibious force aims to disrupt Russia's plans.

Artificial intelligence companies from the three nations are developing tools that enable the collection of increasing amounts of data in an information-overloaded environment. Word count: 27

With public backing, Japan targets 2% GDP military spending by 2027: $433 billion over five years. (Australia $53 billion 23/24).

The breach exposed customer details—names, birth dates, emails, addresses, and gender—but not passwords, driver's licences, or financial data.

Defence Minister Li Shangfu investigated by Chinese authorities over military procurement issues.