Anthony Albanese says Western Australia’s resources sector is a wealth creator for the economy during a visit to a Pilbara iron-ore port and Rio Tinto’s $10bn in taxes and royalties a year help pay for health and education. Peter Dutton has also been in WA today promoting his plan to cut motorists’ costs.
With 35 per cent of the aluminium and steel needed for the submarines coming from Canada and the EU, Australia is warned the US could face difficulties bringing them in on time and on budget.
Moral values of Adam Bandt’s team are anathema to good people.
Until last weekend the tariff fate of America’s AUKUS partners – Australia and the UK – was still not decided. Enter chief White House trade counsellor and tariff hawk Peter Navarro.
State and federal opposition MPs slammed state MP Kyle McGinn and Labor for allowing factional politics and union influences to potentially jeopardise the AUKUS program.
Not all defence ‘experts’ accepted their invitation for a bit part in Malcolm Turnbull’s press club performance. By all accounts it was hilarious.
A document distributed through Washington by Kyle McGinn warns that a flagship WA government project ‘fundamentally changes the security environment’ for the AUKUS agreement.
While it’s essential for Australia to reassess our ties with the US, Malcolm Turnbull’s insistence that Albanese and Dutton must now adopt a tougher and aggressive stand towards Trump constitutes a demand that, right now, is pure folly.
Veteran public servant Dennis Richardson, one of the few pro-AUKUS voices at a one-day security forum organised by the former PM, argued AUKUS may ‘fall over’.
Does Turnbull think an anti-AUKUS or anti-Trump spray will damage his old political foe, Peter Dutton? I can’t be sure, but I can say it’s irresponsible to play politics with the US alliance during an election.
The former PM appears hellbent on unsettling a century of Australian reliance on America as its principal ally and security partner, a stance that won’t be welcome on either side.
Defence is struggling to get new capabilities into service and keep its ageing warships and submarines in the water as the AUKUS program devours a growing share of funding.
Understanding the financial impact of buying nuclear-powered submarines on other Australian Defence Force capabilities is not easy to calculate – a situation made worse by the obscure nature of Defence accounting.
South Korea’s Hanwha wants a bigger piece of Austal as it carries out top-secret work for the US Navy and emerges as a key player in AUKUS.
The federal seat of Fremantle is home to the shipyards that stand to attract more than $10bn of investment under AUKUS but teal candidate says she will oppose the ‘crazy’ deal.
Opinion is split by what is the ultimate test of trust: will the US honour its subs deal – or do we need plan B?
Over 2000 Australian high schoolers are being engaged in a program to fast-track them into careers assisting to build the nation’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet.
Delivering AUKUS submarines is a serious endeavour deserving serious funding. But, we are robbing Peter to pay Paul from a range of other projects to pay for it.
Asked about whether Donald Trump will follow through with the US’ nuclear-submarine pact with Australia, the former prime minister did not mince his words.
Peter Dutton has pledged a Coalition government would support reconstruction of the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne, which was firebombed in an anti-Semitic arson attack in December.
The failure to prepare for the major upgrades needed to the ageing Collins-class submarines open up a critical capability gap ahead of the arrival of Australia’s nuclear submarines.
A US defence consultant has warned Australia against ‘overestimating’ Washington’s commitment to its defence.
The Mogami-class frigates were designed to be interoperable with US warships, which could appeal to Australia in light of the AUKUS program.
The Opposition Leader says warnings that electricity prices are set to rise by up to 9pc show Labor’s renewables push is not working and Chris Bowen’s tenure as Energy Minister has been a ‘disaster’.
If Australia is to convince the US that it’s in its interests to maintain its commitment to delivering the 3-5 Virginia-class submarines under current AUKUS arrangements, it should expect to pay for far more than just submarines.
The US President’s speech to congress played to his strengths, but his announcement to ‘resurrect shipbuilding’ may present Australia with a golden opportunity.
The Albanese government is launching an AUKUS game plan for Australian industry against a backdrop of higher defence spending in China.
The Gold Coast airport has closed and the Queensland Premier says ‘now’s the time’ to leave at-risk properties after 70 people evacuate from South Stradbroke Island. Defence Minister ‘confident’ about AUKUS under Trump.
We should work with AUKUS, ANZUS, the Five Eyes and the Quad nations to agree that an attack, disrespect or bullying of one will be met by a response from all.
House and Senate Republicans must stand up against dismantling US alliances and gutting the defence budget; they should redirect Donald Trump’s focus to other targets, especially the EU.
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