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What is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? – the key facts

The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s why

The Guardian - AU

Diplomatic blitz to calm allies over nuclear subs fears

Australian ministers have been hitting the phones to assure allies and regional partners about the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.

AAP

AUKUS deal: Jim Chalmers announces $8 billion HMAS Stirling naval base expansion

Western Australia will be home to Australia's nuclear powered submarines from the early 2030s, as part of an $8 billion expansion of Perth's naval base.

ABC News

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Why Australia wants nuclear-powered submarines

Acquiring nuclear-powered submarines described as ‘the single biggest leap’ ever in Australia’s defence capabilities.

Al Jazeera

China’s blast for Australia – AUKUS ‘hurts peace and stability’

China has accused Australia of "planting a time bomb" for its Indo-Pacific peace as details of the $370 billion AUKUS deal emerged.

The New Daily

Progress in detection tech could render submarines useless by the 2050s. What does it mean for the AUKUS pact?

Speaking at a summit in San Diego on Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a decades-long strategy to deliver the most costly defence project in Australia’s history.

The Conversation

Fresh push for changes to 'distorted' GST system

The distribution of GST among states is an "affront to decency" and must be rectified by the federal government, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says.

AAP

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Biden confirms plan to mark Good Friday agreement anniversary in Belfast

US president said he intended to visit Northern Ireland and Irish Republic in meeting with Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

AUKUS submarine deal tipped to create more than 8,000 SA jobs, first local vessel by early 2040s

South Australia is set to become the "home of Australian nuclear-powered submarine construction", with an estimated workforce of at least 8,000 needed to build AUKUS subs and shipbuilding facilities over 30 years, according to the federal government.

ABC News

Nuclear submarine pact will allow US, UK, Australia to deploy force ‘anywhere in the world’

Rishi Sunak said the UK, US and Australia had agreed ‘the most significant multilateral defence partnership in generations’ at trilateral meeting in San Diego

Evening Standard

Biden says US partnership with UK and Australia puts nations ‘in the strongest possible position’

The president and prime ministers for the United Kingdom and Australia announced the next steps in their strategic partnership on nuclear-powered submarines

The Independent UK

‘Face the future’: Albanese reveals details of $368b AUKUS deal

Rishi Sunak has hailed the AUKUS agreement as the most significant defence deal in generations, as he joined Anthony Albanese and Joe Biden.

The New Daily

Australia's nuclear submarine plan to cost up to $245 billion by 2055 -defence official

Australia's nuclear-powered submarine programme with the United States and Britain will cost up to A$368 billion ($245 billion) over the next three decades, a defence official said on Tuesday, the country's biggest single defence programme in history.

Reuters

Watch: Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak hold Aukus talks

Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak held Aukus talks in San Diego on Monday, 13 March.

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The New Daily

The eye-watering cost to taxpayers of nuclear-powered subs

A new class of nuclear powered submarines will be in Australian hands in the early 2040s, costing up to $368 billion over three decades

Daily Mirror

Britain could DOUBLE its number of nuclear subs under new pact with US and Australia

Rishi Sunak unveils plans for the Royal Navy to acquire new attack submarines under Aukus defence deal to replace UK's existing seven-vessel fleet

WEKU

Biden is selling U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia to counter China

President Biden and the prime ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom met at a U.S. naval base in San Diego to mp out their strategy for the Pacific.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Nuclear subs deal a ‘new dawn’ for defence; voice critics accused; banking sector fears

Anthony Albanese to sign submarine deal in San Diego this morning; Indigenous leaders attack voice ‘scare campaign’

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The Guardian - AU

Aukus: nuclear submarines deal will cost Australia up to $368bn

‘Rotational forces’ of US and UK nuclear-powered submarines set to visit Australia from 2027 as part of landmark pact

The Guardian - AU

BoM shifts to El Niño watch after La Niña officially declared over – as it happened

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The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: AUKUS submarine project should torpedo Stage 3 tax cuts and other myths

Projected to cost $240 billion over 10 years, the Stage 3 tax cuts would go a long way to help pay for the submarine project.

Al Jazeera

Australia, US and UK unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans

Leaders meet 18 months after US-UK-Australia security pact was established to counter China in Asia Pacific.

ABC News

Peter Dutton offers to support budget cuts needed to fund AUKUS program

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has offered bipartisan support to pass budget savings the Albanese government will need to fund the massive submarine program.

The New Daily

Albanese ready for new dawn on defence, as Rudd reveals government anxiety

Anthony Albanese will reveal key details about the future of Australia’s defence force in America as his predecessor reveals the government's anxiety about tensions between China and the US.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says Coalition would support NDIS cuts to pay for Aukus submarines

Liberal leader offers bipartisan backing for ‘sustainable’ savings for the next generation defence scheme

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