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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Labor accuses Dutton of ‘rank politics’ after Coalition plan to buy US nuclear subs revealed

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles
Deputy prime minister Richard Marles said Dutton’s comments were 'completely inconsistent with everything [he] was doing and saying in government.’ Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Labor has accused Peter Dutton of “rank politics” and undermining the Aukus agreement for revealing he planned to buy US nuclear submarines to fill a looming capability gap.

The deputy prime minister and defence minister, Richard Marles, made the comments in response to Dutton calling on Labor to implement a plan he devised before the election to buy two Virginia-class submarines by 2030.

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