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Jennifer Parker

Why Malcolm Turnbull is wrong about AUKUS

Rather than repeatedly reassessing the program, we should concentrate our political and intellectual capital on ensuring it stays the course.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for an “urgent assessment of the state of the AUKUS submarine project.” So, where are we?

Over the past three and a half years, a significant amount has been achieved. Of course, the endeavour is risky – like all national endeavours – but that doesn’t mean we should abandon a complex undertaking such as AUKUS.

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Jennifer Parker is an expert associate at the national security college ANU, an adjunct fellow at UNSW, and associate fellow at the Council on Geostrategy.

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