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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McGowan flags China trip, direct flights following WA’s AUKUS win
by Kit Westby Kit WestWest Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced he plans to travel to China next month to discuss direct flights from Perth to Guangzhou. The revelation comes as Prime Minister Anthony…
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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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Australia to receive ‘highest quality’ submarines, not ‘clunkers’, US congressman Joe Courtney says
A senior US politician has declared Australia will receive the “highest-quality” Virginia-class nuclear submarines, vowing the United States will not be “foisting off clunkers” to its ally. A long-awaited joint…
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Port Kembla emerges as preferred site for new submarine base, ahead of AUKUS unveiling
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenThe bustling New South Wales maritime gateway of Port Kembla has firmed as the Defence Department’s preferred location for a new east-coast submarine base which would eventually house Australia’s future…
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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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New fears that the “Ocos” agreement will falter with the emergence of the submarine crisis in the United States due to the closure of the dry dock
The US Navy has abruptly suspended submarine repair work at four dry docks on the West Coast, raising new concerns about the Ocos agreement just weeks before Australia, the United…
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US may hand over its old submarines to Australia – expert
The United States may transfer its decommissioned Virginia-class submarines to Australia, Chinese military expert Song Zhongping said, February 4, Global Times reports. Earlier, a number of media outlets reported that…
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AUKUS plan reportedly unveiled, but analysts remind Australia ‘it is prudent to be used’
The US, UK and Australia may unveil a plan for nuclear submarines as part of the trilateral AUKUS when their leaders meet in Washington in mid-March, but a real fleet…
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