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What is AUKUS and when are we getting nuclear submarines?

The final details of Australia's first nuclear submarine fleet have been unveiled — along with the price tag. Here's the plan and when we might see them in the water.

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Why Australia wants nuclear-powered submarines

Acquiring nuclear-powered submarines described as ‘the single biggest leap’ ever in Australia’s defence capabilities.

Al Jazeera

China’s blast for Australia – AUKUS ‘hurts peace and stability’

China has accused Australia of "planting a time bomb" for its Indo-Pacific peace as details of the $370 billion AUKUS deal emerged.

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Progress in detection tech could render submarines useless by the 2050s. What does it mean for the AUKUS pact?

Speaking at a summit in San Diego on Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a decades-long strategy to deliver the most costly defence project in Australia’s history.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak: Our new generation of nuclear attack submarines will keep oceans free

The UK, US and Australia will work together "keeping our oceans free" with a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines, Rishi…

The National (Scotland)

AUKUS submarine deal tipped to create more than 8,000 SA jobs, first local vessel by early 2040s

South Australia is set to become the "home of Australian nuclear-powered submarine construction", with an estimated workforce of at least 8,000 needed to build AUKUS subs and shipbuilding facilities over 30 years, according to the federal government.

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Aukus nuclear submarine deal loophole prompts proliferation fears

Scheme allowing nuclear materials in Australian submarines worries experts about precedent of safeguard removal

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Nuclear submarine pact will allow US, UK, Australia to deploy force ‘anywhere in the world’

Rishi Sunak said the UK, US and Australia had agreed ‘the most significant multilateral defence partnership in generations’ at trilateral meeting in San Diego

Evening Standard

‘Face the future’: Albanese reveals details of $368b AUKUS deal

Rishi Sunak has hailed the AUKUS agreement as the most significant defence deal in generations, as he joined Anthony Albanese and Joe Biden.

The New Daily

Aukus sub deal will help maintain security and keep oceans free, Sunak says

Rishi Sunak said the UK, US and Australia had agreed ‘the most significant multilateral defence partnership in generations’.

The Independent UK

‘Danger, disorder and division’: defence review refresh sees a more hostile world

Reworking of policy marks Britain’s changed view of its position in light of tilt to authoritarianism and volatility

The Guardian - UK

Britain could DOUBLE its number of nuclear subs under new pact with US and Australia

Rishi Sunak unveils plans for the Royal Navy to acquire new attack submarines under Aukus defence deal to replace UK's existing seven-vessel fleet

Daily Mirror

Biden is selling U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia to counter China

President Biden and the prime ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom met at a U.S. naval base in San Diego to mp out their strategy for the Pacific.

WEKU

Aukus: nuclear submarines deal will cost Australia up to $368bn

‘Rotational forces’ of US and UK nuclear-powered submarines set to visit Australia from 2027 as part of landmark pact

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Australian nuclear submarine program to cost up to $368b as AUKUS details unveiled in the US

Australia’s nuclear submarine program will cost up to $368 billion over the next three decades, with confirmation that the federal government will buy at least three American-manufactured nuclear submarines.

The Guardian - UK

Size of UK’s nuclear submarine fleet could double under Aukus plans

First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040s

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle battling with Port Kembla as preferred East Coast subs base

Rex Patrick decries subs base 'secrecy'

Al Jazeera

Australia, US and UK unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans

Leaders meet 18 months after US-UK-Australia security pact was established to counter China in Asia Pacific.

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Peter Dutton offers to support budget cuts needed to fund AUKUS program

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has offered bipartisan support to pass budget savings the Albanese government will need to fund the massive submarine program.

The New Daily

Peter Dutton flags support for budget cuts to fund AUKUS submarines deal

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has flagged the Liberals' support for possible budget cuts to help cover the cost of AUKUS.

The New Daily

Albanese ready for new dawn on defence, as Rudd reveals government anxiety

Anthony Albanese will reveal key details about the future of Australia’s defence force in America as his predecessor reveals the government's anxiety about tensions between China and the US.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says Coalition would support NDIS cuts to pay for Aukus submarines

Liberal leader offers bipartisan backing for ‘sustainable’ savings for the next generation defence scheme

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s attempt to block illegal migration bill defeated in Commons – as it happened

Opposition amendment to stop the government barring small boat arrivals claiming asylum defeated by 312 votes to 249

The Guardian - AU

Australia faces looming nuclear skills challenge to support Aukus submarines

Pact with US and UK poses challenge to educate, train and recruit necessary personnel, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Everything Everywhere All at Once sweeps Oscars; UAP senator defends working in real estate; and North Korea test-fires missiles

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s multiverse fantasy has dominated this year’s Oscars, winning best picture and six other awards, including best actress award for Michelle Yeoh

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