AUKUS

The Chinese will be ranked second behind the Indians in at least Melbourne and Sydney; a fact Australia’s defence hawks must bear in mind when they predict war in three, 13 or 30 years’ time. No Australian leader should ever repeat the…

“Our position is that we should remain as interoperable with the Australians as we possibly can.“If the Pacific has become an area of military contest, the question will be, how does that manifest itself?“Where would be if the Australians…

Husic emphasised the flow-on benefits for local industry from the mammoth project and said he wanted to see as much of the work going to Australian industry as possible.But the location of the fleet is a major obstacle because the AUKUS…

The devil is in the details. Now that the Australian public is privy to the details of the AUKUS submarine deal, it’s clear what a Faustian bargain it is.As an Australian who has lived for many years in the United States and covered the…

Anthony Albanese has fielded multiple questions about AUKUS from within his own party room after one of his MPs publicly broke ranks over the multi-billion dollar nuclear-powered submarine deal.Three Labor MPs raised the project at a caucus…

“Dutton does not benefit from this directly, so this is more about some voters reassessing the prime minister, not defecting entirely.”The Resolve Political Monitor surveyed 1600 eligible voters from Sunday to Thursday last week, a period…

“A PJC-AUKUS would send a signal to the Australian people – and importantly to our US and UK partners – that we are committed to the task before us,” Hastie said.The government is resisting the call for a new body on the grounds that…

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy says the development of a fourth shipyard capable of building nuclear submarines is the greatest industrial undertaking Australia has ever…

A former member of the United States Navy’s top brass says he hopes Australia would send its nuclear powered submarines to support America if there is a war over Taiwan.Ex-US Navy secretary Richard Spencer addressed the National Press Club…

The man tasked with stabilising trade relations with China is “very confident” both he and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will still visit China this year, despite Beijing’s strong criticism of the AUKUS deal. But the Opposition has…