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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jordyn Beazley

UK and Australia sign Aukus treaty to build nuclear submarines as Lammy downplays US doubts

(L-R): Australia's defence minister Richard Marles, Britain's foreign secretary David Lammy, Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong and Britain's defence secretary John Healey at a press conference in Sydney.
(L-R): Australia's defence minister Richard Marles, Britain's foreign secretary David Lammy, Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong and Britain's defence secretary John Healey at a press conference in Sydney on Friday. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/Reuters

Australia and the UK have signed a 50-year treaty to cement the Aukus pact to design and build a new class of nuclear-powered submarine.

Australia’s defence minister, Richard Marles, and the UK’s defence secretary, John Healey, signed the deal – dubbed the “Geelong Treaty” – in Geelong on Saturday, with Marles saying it was among the most significant treaties between the two nations.

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