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Aukus will be one of the worst defence and foreign policy decisions ever made by an Australian government, and Donald Trump is only allowing it to destroy Chinese nuclear threats to the US mainland, the former foreign affairs minister Gareth Evans says<\/a>.<\/p>\n In evidence to an inquiry into the $368bn defence agreement<\/a> with the US and UK, Evans, a cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, warned the transfer and construction of submarines to Australia from the early 2030s is effectively merely an extension of the American military fleet.<\/p>\n He said a future US administration would not come to Australia\u2019s aid in the event of an \u201cexistential attack\u201d and would only assist in a military conflict if its own assets on Australian soil are threatened.<\/p>\n \u201cThe notion that extended nuclear deterrence justifies our prostration \u2013 that the US really would be prepared to sacrifice San Francisco for Sydney, let alone Miami for Melbourne \u2013 is, and always has been, a ludicrous delusion,\u201d Evans told the inquiry.<\/p>\n Top newsWatch Illustration: Jacob Taylor\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Into the HyperVerse: inside a crypto scheme that cost investors millions of dollars<\/a><\/p>\n When Guardian Australia senior reporter Sarah Martin heard a friend\u2019s hairdresser had invested in a cryptocurrency scheme called HyperVerse and potentially lost all her money, she decided to investigate.<\/p>\n In this short documentary, interviews with former HyperVerse participants are woven through Sarah\u2019s recounting of the rabbit hole she fell down as she investigated the scheme and tried to find out who was responsible for it all.<\/p>\n Watch the documentary here<\/a>.<\/p>\n What they said \u2026 Photograph: Bianca de Marchi\/AAP<\/p>\n \u201cDid she though? Did she? What evidence is there?\u201d \u2013 Anthony Albanese<\/p>\n Anthony Albanese cast doubt on Pauline Hanson\u2019s claims<\/a> One Nation received $1.5m of donations in a day of fundraising this week.<\/p>\n Full StoryFull Story podcast Composite: Sam Corum\/PA<\/p>\n The politics and profit of a World Cup in Trump\u2019s America \u2013 Full Story podcast<\/a><\/p>\n Kick-off is just hours away in what is already shaping up to be one of the most controversial and complex Fifa World Cups as geopolitical disputes and allegations of corporate greed cast a shadow over the tournament.<\/p>\n Football journalist Samantha Lewis speaks to Nour Haydar about why she is more nervous than ever on the eve of the cup about the impact the many problems could have on the world\u2019s most-watched sporting event.<\/p>\n Listen to the episode here<\/a><\/p>\n Before bed read Photograph: Tamara Dean\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Football Australia is yet to establish a national museum more than a decade after it pledged to create a space that would ensure \u201ca strong connection between football\u2019s present and its past\u201d. A small country pub with a big Socceroos history helps to fill the void<\/a>, writes Martin Pegan.<\/p>\n Daily word game Photograph: The Guardian<\/p>\n Today\u2019s starter word is: ROCK. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sign up<\/p>\n If you would like to receive this Afternoon Update to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here<\/a>, or start your day with a curated breakdown of the key stories you need to know with our Morning Mail newsletter<\/a>. You can follow the latest in US politics by signing up for This Week in Trumpland<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good afternoon. 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