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Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’

At a security conference in Singapore over the weekend, the three AUKUS partners – the United States, United Kingdom and Australia – announced a tweak to their partnership that has generated quite a lot of attention in Canberra.

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Peter Garrett to head independent inquiry into the Aukus submarine pact

Exclusive: Former Labor minister will lead the community-based investigation and report in October

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UK, US And Australia Launch Advanced Undersea Drone Project To Protect Cables And Counter Rising Threats

The UK, US, and Australia (AUKUS) announce plans to develop underwater drones to protect critical infrastructure and enhance military capabilities, amid concerns over Russian and Chinese activities.

International Business Times UK

US will send only used nuclear submarines to Australia under amended AUKUS defence deal

The United States will only send used nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of an agreement to "streamline" the AUKUS defence deal in a move branded on Sunday as a "cost-effective" by Defence Minister Richard Marles. Australia is expected to receive at least three so-called "Virginia-class" nuclear-powered submarines from the…

France 24

AUKUS deal streamlined: Australia to receive used US nuclear powered submarines for cost-effectiveness

Australia will now receive three used Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. This change streamlines the AUKUS security pact. Defence Minister Richard Marles stated the move is cost-effective. The submarines will be in-service vessels from the US Navy stock. This decision simplifies supply chain and maintenance. The AUKUS submarine…

The Economic Times

Major Aukus switch to buy only secondhand subs from US means ‘significant’ cost savings, Marles says

Defence minister says ‘cost-effective’ decision to buy only secondhand Virginia nuclear-powered submarines will make training and operations easier

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Australia to buy only secondhand nuclear subs from US in major Aukus switch – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

New Aukus drone tech to protect critical undersea cables as Marles warns: ‘seabed is a battlefield’

Minister at Singapore defence summit also reveals Australia to buy only secondhand Aukus submarines from US

The Guardian - AU

AUKUS Plans Unmanned Undersea Drone In 2027 Amid China Warning

The pact between the nations would result in the transfer of military nuclear propulsion technology to power the Royal Australian Navy's future nuclear-powered attack submarines, according to a report, which said the initiative has made China uneasy.

International Business Times

New AUKUS project to develop unmanned undersea vehicles

A new AUKUS project to ‌develop ‌unmanned ⁠undersea vehicles has been announced by the US Secretary of Defence ‌Pete Hegseth.

AAP

Defence 'trade-off' as $53b spending spree backloaded

A fraction of the Australian government's decade-long defence funding boost is set aside for next financial year, analysis shows.

AAP

FED:No plan B - Hockey urges 'full press' on submarine deal

Australia's former US ambassador Joe Hockey has raised concerns about Washington's capacity to sell promised nuclear-powered submarines promised under AUKUS.

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No plan B - Hockey urges 'full press' on submarine deal

Australia's former US ambassador Joe Hockey has raised concerns about Washington's capacity to sell promised nuclear-powered submarines promised under AUKUS.

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Nuclear powers are expanding their arsenals instead of disarming. Australia doesn’t have to be complicit in this

Hundreds of diplomats from almost every country just met for four weeks at United Nations headquarters in New York to review the most comprehensive nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the world. And they agreed to absolutely nothing.

Newcastle Herald

Nuclear sub base to stop city's container terminal and lower house prices by $1 billion: secret report

Government documents weigh-up the costs and benefits of establishing a nuclear submarine base in Newcastle.

AAP

'Farce': millions wasted on ageing submarines plan

Planned upgrades to the nation's ageing Collins-class submarines have blown out in costs and delays, prompting scathing criticism of the program's management.

The Guardian - AU

Australian taxpayers to pay $11bn to extend lifespan of ageing Collins-class submarines amid Aukus delay

HMAS Farncomb had been due to be retired this year, but is now expected to operate until about 2036

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FED:Billions set aside to extend life of ageing submarines

Australia will spend $11 billion on a program to extend the service of the ageing Collins-class submarines until the arrival of the nuclear-powered AUKUS subs.

AAP

Ageing subs to be 'limped' through 10-year extension

Concerns have been raised about whether Australia's ageing Collins-class submarines can be kept at sea as planned upgrades worth billions are scaled back.

The Guardian - AU

As Aukus spending and delays blow out, will Australia’s nuclear submarines ever materialise?

The deal will cost Australia $368bn but the strongest signal yet has come that the US is not building enough subs for itself, let alone for Australia

The Guardian - AU

Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target

Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state

The Guardian - AU

Aukus costs balloon with more cash and staff for submarine agency amid ongoing search for nuclear waste dump

Labor has announced funding for Australian Submarine Agency will jump to $512m in next financial year amid concerns the sovereign submarine fleet may never arrive

The Guardian - AU

‘Shortcomings and failures’ could sink Aukus nuclear submarines plan, UK inquiry warns

Australia is dependent upon UK’s ability to deliver new submarines but report says ‘cracks are already beginning to show’

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Anzac then and now: as trans-Tasman defence relations get closer, NZ must be on guard

Anzac Day 2026 arrives in tumultuous times: unresolved conflict in the Middle East, the erosion of the old international order, the famous Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever before.

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