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PM stares down raucous caucus over nuclear subs deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing questions from within his party over the government's deal with the US and UK to buy nuclear-powered submarines.

AAP · Mar 21, 2023

Labor MP breaks rank over AUKUS concerns, calls for parliamentary scrutiny

A government MP has broken ranks to voice concerns about Australia’s $368 billion acquisition of nuclear submarines.

The New Daily · Mar 20, 2023

Hunter Workers and South Coast Labour Council criticise AUKUS

AUKUS opposition is rising

Newcastle Herald · Mar 20, 2023

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Morning Mail: ‘Final warning’ on global climate, support for Aukus weakens, Xi meets Putin

The IPCC issues its final report calling for urgent action to save the planet; Essential poll blow for Labor; Xi ‘standing guard’ for the world order

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023

US, China, Russia argue over North Korea at United Nations

The United States, China and Russia argued during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday over who was to blame for spurring North Korea's dozens of ballistic missile launches and development of a nuclear weapons program.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2023

Samoan prime minister says she understands Australia's push to obtain nuclear-powered submarines at Lowy Institute

Samoa's prime minister speaks about Australia's deepening political engagement with Pacific Island nations at Lowy Institute.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2023

Guardian Essential poll: support for Aukus and Indigenous voice declines

Anthony Albanese improves in personal measures, including honesty and vision, despite waning support for major policies

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023

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Submarines to counter Chinese dominance: ex-US Navy head

A former US navy boss says Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines will help protect trade routes and undersea communication cables against Chinese aggression.

The New Daily · Mar 20, 2023

Subs to help counter Chinese dominance: ex-US navy boss

The nuclear submarines Australia will acquire through the AUKUS alliance are being touted as a countermeasure to Chinese dominance in the Indo-Pacific.

AAP · Mar 20, 2023

The Aukus deal is a crime against the world’s climate future. It didn’t have to be like this

By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023

NSW Resolve poll has narrow lead for Labor five days before election

The New South Wales state election will be held on Saturday. I had a preview of both the lower and upper houses last week.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023

The Innovators: Alan Kohler on Australia’s green entrepreneurs and the hidden cost of AUKUS

Far-sighted Australians are advancing the frontiers of green technology. It's a pity they're doing it without much government support.

The New Daily · Mar 19, 2023

Labor’s opposition to Iraq war ‘vindicated’, Richard Marles says

Defence minister says any decision to engage in armed conflict should be better debated and scrutinised

The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2023

Australia has ‘absolutely not’ committed to join US in event of war over Taiwan, Marles says

Defence minister says Aukus deal does not include arrangement to join US in a potential future conflict with China

The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2023

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ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

No promise given to US to assist in potential Taiwan conflict in exchange for submarines, says Defence Minister Richard Marles

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the federal government made no promises to the United States that Australia would support it in any future conflict over Taiwan in exchange for American nuclear submarines.

Reuters · Mar 19, 2023

Australia did not vow to help US defend Taiwan in submarine deal -minister

Australia "absolutely" did not promise to support the U.S. in any military conflict over Taiwan in return for a deal to acquire U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines, Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday.

The New Daily · Mar 19, 2023

‘No quid pro quo’: Defence Minister Richard Marles rejects idea subs deal means we go to war if US does

Australia's defence minister insists there is no commitment to go to war alongside the United States in return for nuclear submarines

The New Daily · Mar 18, 2023

AUKUS submarines deal draws a stinging response from Beijing

China's angry reaction to Australia's landmark deal for nuclear submarines has cast a fresh chill over a warming relationship with Beijing

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AAP · Mar 18, 2023

AUKUS casts shadow on Australia-China trade relations

Trade Minister Don Farrell remains hopeful the government will continue to stabilise the Australia-China diplomatic relationship despite a new submarines deal.

France 24 · Mar 17, 2023

AUKUS deal: China condemns 'Cold War mentality'

A massive defence deal unveiled this week in San Diego saw Australia, the UK and the US strengthen their alliance and revealed that the multi-decade military partnership is chiefly concerned about China. Under the so-called AUKUS defence pact, Australia will acquire up to eight nuclear-powered submarines costing up to $368…

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2023

How many ex-PMs does it take to sink Australia’s nuclear submarine deal?

Malcolm Turnbull was quick to share his concerns about the $368bn deal but the opposition to Aukus was led by that old Labor war horse: Paul Keating

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2023

$18 million a job? The AUKUS subs plan will cost Australia way more than that

Australian governments have a long and generally dismal history of using defence procurement, and particularly naval procurement, as a form of industry policy.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2023

Aukus nuclear submarine deal will be ‘too big to fail’, Richard Marles says

Australia’s defence minister plays down concerns multi-decade plan could be vulnerable to political changes in the US and UK

Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2023

Q&A: Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines and ASEAN’s reaction

China condemned Australia’s plan to acquire attack subs from the US but how have Southeast Asian nations reacted?

ABC News · Mar 16, 2023

Nuclear waste divisions intensify between Labor premiers over AUKUS submarine deal

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas hits back at suggestions from his Labor counterparts in Victoria and WA that his state should take nuclear waste from the future AUKUS fleet.

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