London | Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has slapped down former prime minister Paul Keating and other senior Labor critics of the AUKUS defence pact, as the government looks to rein in the controversy before it threatens to sap public support.
Standing beside the American and British defence secretaries at a press conference in London, Mr Marles said AUKUS was now rolling inexorably forward, and had the strong backing of the Australian public.
Loading...
Hans van Leeuwen is international economy editor for The Telegraph UK. He was previously The Australian Financial Review’s Europe correspondent.
Matthew Cranston was The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent.
