Tag: AUKUS
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PM sticks by Rudd after talks with Trump ‘couldn’t have gone better’
A chuffed Anthony Albanese is on his way home from the United States buoyed by his successful meeting with Donald Trump, which ended with a multi-billion-dollar minerals deal and reassurances on AUKUS. The prime minister has revealed more details of his talks with the US president, while backing Australia’s US Ambassador Kevin Rudd after his…
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‘More work to be done’ but relief for Premier as AUKUS backed by Trump
Fresh confidence around the future of the nuclear submarine program in South Australia has been injected into the state, after US officials spoke positively of the AUKUS program overnight. The program – a trilateral agreement between the United States, Australia and United Kingdom – would see South Australia build conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines at Osborne. At…
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Trump, Albanese sign critical minerals deal
US President Donald Trump has hailed his friendship with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during successful talks at the White House, despite an awkward moment involving ambassador Kevin Rudd. The two leaders signed an agreement on rare earth and critical minerals during a bilateral lunch in the White House cabinet room. “This is an $US8.5 billion…
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AUKUS on agenda for PM, Trump meeting in US
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will aim to shore up US support for AUKUS and a potential tariff exemption ahead of his crucial meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. The prime minister will land in Washington on Monday afternoon (AEDT) before his meeting with the US president at the White House the…
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How AUKUS could buoy Australia’s migration rate
Australia could be forced to bring in more migrants to fill critical gaps in the nation’s workforce created by the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, the home affairs minister warns. Tony Burke used a major address to suggest some Australians will leave their jobs to seek out better-paying roles in the defence sector as the AUKUS…
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Fresh warning as Australia waits for nuclear submarines
Australia could face conflict long before the delivery of nuclear-powered submarines, according to experts who are warning the nation to evolve its defence strategy. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says Australia must adapt to manage a “looming period of strategic risk” ahead of the first submarines arriving in the early 2030s. Australia is set to…
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Boost to Australian subs plan amid Pentagon review
Australia is confident of proceeding with plans to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US as the Pentagon nears finalising its review of the AUKUS military pact. The US will not make any changes to the trilateral military agreement with Australia and the UK, a report from Nikkei Asia says. A senior US defence official has…
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SA defence holds new hopes for PM’s London AUKUS talks
Fresh from attending the United Nations General Assembly, Anthony Albanese has arrived in London alongside fiancée Jodie Haydon on Friday morning (AEST), ahead of the Global Progress Action Summit. He will join Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Iceland’s Kristrun Frostadottir and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer – a gathering of some of the world’s top…
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Australia’s China contradiction: AUKUS v the Pacific
The Albanese government has been on an unprecedented campaign of diplomatic activism in the Pacific Islands – all to keep China’s military at a distance. At the same time, AUKUS is remaking our defence strategy, with eight nuclear-powered submarines, expanded facilities for US forces, and plans for a new east-coast submarine base. For some watching…
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Defence spend boost ‘not about appeasing the US’
Defence Minister Richard Males denies that a multibillion-dollar boost to naval capabilities for the AUKUS submarine deal is about easing US concerns. The federal government has unveiled a $12 billion investment in the Henderson Defence Precinct in Perth, where the nuclear submarines Australia will acquire under the pact will be able to dock. US submarines…