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James Robertson

Showdown over subs triggers fight among Labor’s faithful

"It is a mistake," Paul Keating says of the nuclear subs deal. Photo: AAP/TND

Paul Keating has delivered a full-frontal attack on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s authority and a $368 billion nuclear submarine deal he says represents a takeover of foreign policy by American interests.

In an extraordinary swipe, Mr Keating said the AUKUS submarine deal was the worst ever international policy enacted by a Labor government in a century, putting Mr Albanese on par with the infamous party rat Billy Hughes.

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