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Nuclear Submarine Deal Lurks Below Surface Of Australian Election

Former US president Joe Biden (C) participates in a 2023 AUKUS summit with then-British PM Rishi Sunak (R) and Australia's Anthony Albanese (L) (Credit: AFP)

A landmark security pact to overhaul Australia's navy with American muscle faces growing scepticism, stoked by its eyewatering cost and growing distrust of US President Donald Trump.

But the sweeping deal, which will see Australia buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States, is just about the only thing not up for debate ahead of Saturday's closely fought election.

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