OECD says Australia should increase EV and renewable energy take up amid fuel crisis – as it happened This blog is closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 2
What’s a few secondhand subs between friends? Aukus revision shows how the US treats its allies. Will Australia stand for it? As Pete Hegseth reshapes the US military into a hyper-masculine zone of ‘warfighters’, we should ask if this is really who we want to be ‘good friends’ with The Guardian - AU · Jun 2
View from The Hill: Ed Husic stirs pot on AUKUS as Peter Garrett to lead public inquiry Internal dissent within Labor over AUKUS has erupted again, with former cabinet minister Ed Husic suggesting there should be a fresh caucus vote on the controversial agreement. The Conversation · Jun 2
Afternoon Update: Minimum wage win for workers; Ed Husic questions Aukus deal; and Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday Fair Work’s Justice Adam Hatcher announces lowest ongoing wage rate for employees will climb from nearly $24.95 an hour to $26.44. The Guardian - AU · Jun 2
FED:Caucus gets raucous over AUKUS as doubt cast on subs A group of current and ex-Labor figures including Peter Garrett are raising concerns about Australia's commitment to the AUKUS agreement with the US and UK. AAP · Jun 2
‘Not the deal promised’: Labor’s Ed Husic questions Aukus pact that will deliver secondhand subs Former frontbencher launches most significant internal criticism of $368bn Aukus deal since ALP national conference in 2023 The Guardian - AU · Jun 2
FED:Friendly fire: Labor figures question AUKUS commitment Divisions have emerged from within Labor ranks over its commitment to the multi-billion dollar AUKUS nuclear submarine pact with the UK and US. AAP · Jun 2
Caucus gets raucous over AUKUS as doubt cast on subs A group of current and ex-Labor figures including Peter Garrett are raising concerns about Australia's commitment to the AUKUS agreement with the US and UK. AAP · Jun 2
Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’ At a security conference in Singapore over the weekend, the three AUKUS partners – the United States, United Kingdom and Australia – announced a tweak to their partnership that has generated quite a lot of attention in Canberra. The Conversation · Jun 2
What would a One Nation government really mean for Australia's future? Are voters sleepwalking into a bleak future governed by Trumpian populism? The Canberra Times · Jun 1
Peter Garrett to head independent inquiry into the Aukus submarine pact Exclusive: Former Labor minister will lead the community-based investigation and report in October The Guardian - AU · Jun 1
UK, US And Australia Launch Advanced Undersea Drone Project To Protect Cables And Counter Rising Threats The UK, US, and Australia (AUKUS) announce plans to develop underwater drones to protect critical infrastructure and enhance military capabilities, amid concerns over Russian and Chinese activities. International Business Times UK · Jun 1
US will send only used nuclear submarines to Australia under amended AUKUS defence deal The United States will only send used nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of an agreement to "streamline" the AUKUS defence deal in a move branded on Sunday as a "cost-effective" by Defence Minister Richard Marles. Australia is expected to receive at least three so-called "Virginia-class" nuclear-powered submarines from the… France 24 · May 31
AUKUS deal streamlined: Australia to receive used US nuclear powered submarines for cost-effectiveness Australia will now receive three used Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. This change streamlines the AUKUS security pact. Defence Minister Richard Marles stated the move is cost-effective. The submarines will be in-service vessels from the US Navy stock. This decision simplifies supply chain and maintenance. The AUKUS submarine… The Economic Times · May 31
The Guardian - AU · May 31 Major Aukus switch to buy only secondhand subs from US means ‘significant’ cost savings, Marles says Defence minister says ‘cost-effective’ decision to buy only secondhand Virginia nuclear-powered submarines will make training and operations easier
The Guardian - AU · May 30 Australia to buy only secondhand nuclear subs from US in major Aukus switch – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · May 30 New Aukus drone tech to protect critical undersea cables as Marles warns: ‘seabed is a battlefield’ Minister at Singapore defence summit also reveals Australia to buy only secondhand Aukus submarines from US
International Business Times · May 30 AUKUS Plans Unmanned Undersea Drone In 2027 Amid China Warning The pact between the nations would result in the transfer of military nuclear propulsion technology to power the Royal Australian Navy's future nuclear-powered attack submarines, according to a report, which said the initiative has made China uneasy.
AAP · May 30 New AUKUS project to develop unmanned undersea vehicles A new AUKUS project to develop unmanned undersea vehicles has been announced by the US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth.
AAP · May 27 Defence 'trade-off' as $53b spending spree backloaded A fraction of the Australian government's decade-long defence funding boost is set aside for next financial year, analysis shows.
AAP · May 26 FED:No plan B - Hockey urges 'full press' on submarine deal Australia's former US ambassador Joe Hockey has raised concerns about Washington's capacity to sell promised nuclear-powered submarines promised under AUKUS.
AAP · May 26 No plan B - Hockey urges 'full press' on submarine deal Australia's former US ambassador Joe Hockey has raised concerns about Washington's capacity to sell promised nuclear-powered submarines promised under AUKUS.
The Conversation · May 25 Nuclear powers are expanding their arsenals instead of disarming. Australia doesn’t have to be complicit in this Hundreds of diplomats from almost every country just met for four weeks at United Nations headquarters in New York to review the most comprehensive nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the world. And they agreed to absolutely nothing.
Newcastle Herald · May 24 Nuclear sub base to stop city's container terminal and lower house prices by $1 billion: secret report Government documents weigh-up the costs and benefits of establishing a nuclear submarine base in Newcastle.
AAP · May 22 'Farce': millions wasted on ageing submarines plan Planned upgrades to the nation's ageing Collins-class submarines have blown out in costs and delays, prompting scathing criticism of the program's management.