Barrow’s MP is spearheading a government group to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the AUKUS deal. Simon Fell launched an All Party Parliamentary Group this week – meeting fellow ministers and peers. As first chair of the meeting, he met with figures from...
There is great community opposition to the Labor Government’s embrace of AUKUS and its proposed spend of $368 billion on acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. That opposition is spreading to the Labor Party’s own rank and file branches. The ALP leadership is...
Bilateral China-US talks could set the tone for the COP28 UN climate summit in November. China’s manufacturing-led economy produces the most carbon emissions and Beijing has increased its commitment to coal power. US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in China on Sunday...
The U.S. Senate took a tangible step forward to supply the Royal Australian Navy with its own nuclear attack boats with a new AUKUS bill that sets a framework to transfer Virginia-class attack boats to Canberra by the 2030s, Sen Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters on Friday. Standing in view...
A recent US Congressional Research Service report has raised some concerns about upcoming operations with Australia under AUKUS and maintenance backlog in the US nuclear-powered submarine fleet. The report discusses Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class attack submarine procurement information...
