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Maeve Bannister

AUKUS confidence remains despite Keating attack: Marles

Former prime minister Paul Keating issued a scathing assessment of AUKUS at the National Press Club. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An attack by former Labor prime minister Paul Keating on a landmark military deal has not shaken the government's confidence in the security arrangement, the defence minister says.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced details of Australia's submarine pact with the United States and United Kingdom - part of the AUKUS security alliance - on Tuesday.

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