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Family of Australian man jailed in Vietnam calls on governor-general to raise his case during visit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties

The governor-general is in Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, and human rights groups are calling on him to raise the plight of political prisoners in the communist South-East Asian nation.

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AUKUS needs to pool tech resources as US edge erodes -Australian intelligence chief

The U.S. technological edge is eroding, an Australian intelligence chief said on Tuesday, as a Sydney conference was told the AUKUS alliance of Australia, Britain and the United States must collaborate on quantum and hypersonic technology to compete with China.

Reuters

AUKUS must seek more collaboration to avoid 'cosy' tag

Australia, the UK and the US must bring more countries into the AUKUS fold to counter authoritarian powers' technological edge, a former UK intelligence argues.

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Australian companies 'doubling down' on exports to China despite trade war, AUKUS tensions

It's a relationship worth more than $17 billion and counting. But can the Australian government have its "cake and eat it" when it comes to China?

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Anti-discrimination laws exemption may cost engineers work on AUKUS submarines

More than half of Australia's engineering workforce is overseas-born — but under US security requirements, those from "proscribed countries" can be excluded from working on projects like the AUKUS submarines.

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Michael Pascoe: Hurt feelings overwhelm media’s ability to weigh Paul Keating’s substance

Paul Keating opened the door to the unexamined question of how we arrived at this point, both nationally and within the Labor Party.

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Newcastle submarine base has advantages: defence adviser

Hunter's advantages for an east coast subs base

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Paul Keating savages AUKUS nuclear submarine deal as Labor's worst since conscription

Former prime minister Paul Keating has taken aim at Australia's AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal with the United States and the United Kingdom, calling it the "worst international decision" by a Labor government since conscription in World War I.

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Xi Jinping on all fronts: How far will China-US rivalry go?

Xi Jinping boasted about a "great wall of steel" in the speech marking the kickoff of his precedent-breaking third term as China's president. He has consolidated his grip on power and is flexing his might just as leaders of the US, Australia and the UK converged on San Diego, where…

France 24

AUKUS submarine plan will be the biggest defence scheme in Australian history. So how will it work?

The agreement to deliver Australia nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS tripartite security pact was announced today with great fanfare at United States Navy facilities in San Diego, California.

The Conversation

AUKUS deal: Jim Chalmers announces $8 billion HMAS Stirling naval base expansion

Western Australia will be home to Australia's nuclear powered submarines from the early 2030s, as part of an $8 billion expansion of Perth's naval base.

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AUKUS nuclear submarine deal to create tens of thousands of jobs, government says

Anthony Albanese is in San Diego for the AUKUS announcement, with predictions the nuclear-submarine project will support about 20,000 jobs over the next 30 years.

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PM touches down in US for landmark AUKUS unveiling

The alliance was announced in 2021 but details of how AUKUS will take shape have been the subject of negotiations for the past 18 months.

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Australia to receive 'highest quality' submarines, not 'clunkers', US congressman Joe Courtney says

Joe Courtney, a member of US Congress' Armed Services Committee, declares Australia will receive the highest-quality Virginia-class nuclear submarines as part of the countries' AUKUS plan.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to travel to US for AUKUS meeting with Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak

Mr Albanese will be joined by his UK counterpart in the US, amid speculation the leaders of the three countries will make an announcement about the AUKUS defence agreement.

The New Daily

PM doubles down on AUKUS, sounds warning on environment in key national security address

Anthony Albanese will warn that a climate change bill at the centre of a dispute with the Greens is critical to national security.

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US hails progress in getting Australia nuclear-powered submarines ‘at the earliest possible date’

Defence minister Richard Marles says Aukus partners will all benefit from ‘three-way ecosystem’ as he meets with US counterpart Lloyd Austin

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UK subs open to Australian naval officers

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australian navy personnel will be allowed to train aboard the United Kingdom's submarines as part of the AUKUS pact.

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United States, Australia will 'watch very carefully' as China-Solomons pact takes shape, says US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman

United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reassured the Pacific region the Biden administration is watching closely as the security pact between China and the Solomon Islands takes shape, warning a military base on the islands would "create security concerns for all".

AAP

UK admiral seeks to quell AUKUS concerns

A top military official has defended the sharing of nuclear technology with Australia, as Indonesia expresses concern about its use in submarines.

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Defence Minister urges closer Australia-US ties to avoid 'catastrophic failure of deterrence' in Indo-Pacific

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says strengthening the Australia-US alliance is the only way to "deter future employment in Europe, the Indo-Pacific, or elsewhere".

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UN nuclear watchdog warns 'a lot of work to do' before AUKUS submarine deal approval

International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi says his agency will "roll up our sleeves" to complete the "quite complex" exercise of approving the AUKUS submarine deal.

AAP

Dutton, Labor duel over submarines plan

Peter Dutton has questioned Labor's commitment to the new submarine deal and the AUKUS trilateral security pact, attracting pushback from the government.

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Submariners push for new 'son of Collins' fleet before AUKUS nuclear boats arrive in 2040s

Former submariners with the Royal Australian Navy are warning a newer version of the Collins-class boat is needed as a stopgap measure before the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines start hitting the water in the 2040s.

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