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Ben Doherty, Tom McIlroy, Josh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Keating says US Aukus review could ‘save Australia from itself’ as Morrison urges against overinterpreting move

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Former prime minister Paul Keating
Former prime minister Paul Keating said the Aukus review by the US might save Australia from the ‘most poorly conceived defence procurement program ever adopted’ in the country. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A chorus of Aukus sceptics, including former prime ministers Paul Keating and Malcolm Turnbull, say a US review represents an “opportunity” for Australia to escape a controversial deal that would cost hundreds of billions of dollars and leave Australia ultimately less able to defend itself.

But Scott Morrison – who as prime minister helped engineer the Aukus deal in 2021 – said Australia should not “overinterpret” the significance of the review as he expressed confidence in Donald Trump’s support for the pact.

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