Labor has its political fix on national security. But what has been deferred once more is a fully developed explanation of the policy in real defence and strategic terms.
Out of Labor’s national conference emerged the fact that AUKUS is now embedded in the party platform, and a stirring narrative from many observers about the reassurance this sends to allies in Washington and London.
But beyond all the noise over the weekend, the AUKUS debate in Brisbane revealed much else.
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James Curran is professor of modern history at Sydney University.
