AUKUS

The planned Australian submarines would have one critical difference from the US ones. America’s are nuclear armed. They are designed to be Doomsday machines, the last line of defence.LoadingEven if an enemy pre-emptive strike wiped out US…

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeFrom a naval base in San Diego, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled the details of Australia’s biggest-ever defence investment. Floating behind, just in frame, was the reason: a…

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Western Australia is set to receive $8 billion over 10 years through the AUKUS deal creating thousands of jobs in the state. “This is the biggest…

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says AUKUS is about a “safe and secure and peaceful, prosperous region” and Australia’s sovereign capacity in the region. “All countries in the region,…

While this is happening, Australia and Britain will begin work on a new class of submarine - to be called SSN-AUKUS - which will be the next class of submarine for both countries. It will be a British design but have American technology…

Australia will spend up to $368 billion to deliver the historic AUKUS deal, which will culminate in home-made nuclear submarines by the 2040s. The biggest industrial undertaking in the history of the country will be announced by Prime…

Second, the government believes Australia’s existing fleet will become too vulnerable. The Collins-class submarines use diesel-electric power systems that require them to stay close to the surface for hours at a time so they can draw air…

Taking inflation into account, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has estimated eight submarines will cost Australia between $116 billion and $171 billion depending on the type chosen. Peter Jennings, a former deputy secretary of the…

Sky News Australia can reveal that the Albanese government will not be announcing a dollar figure for the 30-year AUKUS nuclear submarines deal. The submarines will cost over…

Australia will struggle to find the 20,000 workers required to build the nation’s new submarine fleet unless the defence force is cleaned up, Jacqui Lambie has warned. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to unveil the jobs target in…