Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that South Australia state would be a “big beneficiary” of the landmark AUKUS defence pact, which is expected to see Australia buy…
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AUKUS submarines ‘transformational’ for Australia
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesConcerns over joint-crewing on Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarines are “over-hyped” with the AUKUS partnership to be “transformational” for the nation’s workers. US Congressman Joe Courtney, co-chair of Washington’s “AUKUS Caucus”…
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Navy starts recruitment drive to service AUKUS submarines deal
Australia will need 20,000 more workers to build a new submarine fleet and transform the nation’s defence over the next three decades under forecasts to be revealed within days as…
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The relationship between China and Australia has slowed down. Is the Orcus nuclear submarine still necessary?
US President Biden, British Prime Minister Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Albanese will gather at the US Naval Base in California on March 13 to discuss Australia’s purchase of nuclear…
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Australia, US and UK Unveil AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Plans
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenMeeting of countries’ leaders comes 18 months after US-UK-Australia security pact set up to counter China in Asia Pacific. The leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have…
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Sunak heads to US to unveil latest news on Australian nuclear sub deal
Rishi Sunak will fly to San Diego on Sunday to unveil plans for supplying Australia with nuclear-powered submarines under the Aukus scheme amid concerns about the growing threat from China.…
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Plans firm for Australia-US-UK defence industrial base
By Peter Roberts The nature of the final arrangements to be announced in March for the construction of Australian nuclear submarines is becoming clearer. As envisaged by the original Aukus…
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Ministers bolster UK nuclear fuel capacity to squeeze out Russian influence
New plans to encourage investment in new and robust fuel production capabilities in the UK, to reduce reliance on civil nuclear and related goods from Russia. Nuclear fuel production in…