Federal Labor to extract lessons from Northern Territory defeat

17 mins ago - 8.45AM Defence Minister Richard Marles has called Australia's defence agreement with Indonesia the most significant military pact ever signed between the two nations. Australia secured the far-reaching defence pact with Indonesia on Tuesday, locking in deeper military ties with the key Asian power as a hedge against China's regional assertiveness. Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto, Defence Minister Richard Marles and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Tuesday. James Brickwood The new defence co-operation agreement will streamline how Australian and Indonesian forces operate in each other's country and ramp up joint exercises. "It will involve more joint…