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Here comes Trump’s AUKUS shakedown

The president’s America First agenda means someone has to pay – in this case it could be Australian taxpayers.

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent
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By hook or by crook, Donald Trump will make the Albanese government splurge even more on defence beyond the planned increase of 2.3 per cent of gross domestic product.

The initial reaction from many quarters to the Pentagon’s announcement of a review into plans for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines with the help of the US and UK was to immediately call into question the future of the AUKUS pact.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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