The public has largely been kept in the dark about the AUKUS acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, but some new information has come to light. Bevan Ramsden reports.
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Australia鈥檚 nuclear regulator greenlit the Australian Submarine Agency to proceed with plans for a nuclear waste storage facility at HMAS Stirling Base in Rockingham, Western Australia. Pip Hinman reports.
Official statements about AUKUS rarely mention the target. But a听United States defense official has confirmed that the nuclear-powered submarines would be used in 鈥渃ross-strait circumstances鈥. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Anthony Albanese has just returned听from his听second visit to Washington听since being elected, showing his determination听to support the US鈥檚 imperial aims in the Asia-Pacific. Pip Hinman reports.