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AUKUS ‘moonshot’ may be a tragically expensive failure

It is alarming that both Coalition and Labor politicians fail to acknowledge the risk that Australia could be left with no submarine capability by the end of the 2030s.

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Australia’s nuclear submarine project, its fundamental construction and strategic weaknesses, demands an urgent whole-of-government review.

The reporting in The Australian Financial Review’s “Questioning AUKUS” series reveals the Albanese government may very likely be committing Australia to a tragically expensive failure.

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