The national conference debate highlighted the dissent within Labor branches over the shift to nuclear-powered submarines and the stronger alliance with the US.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gained formal Labor Party approval for his $368 billion AUKUS pledge after a fierce debate on nuclear submarines that saw party members heckle ministers about the risk of a regional arms race that sided with the United States against China.
“We know there is no security in isolation,” the prime minister told a divided audience on the crucial security agreement with the US and UK.Friday’s debate highlighted Some of the 402 delegates with voting rights yelled out their objections to AUKUS, while party members without voting rights heckled about siding with the US or spending billions of dollars on the new plan.
The key argument from Marles was that conventional submarines would be detected by adversaries and that Australia had to switch to nuclear propulsion to have an effective navy. “Labor believes that Australia’s acquisition of submarines does not involve any ante facto commitment to participate in, or be directed in accordance with, the military operations of any other country,” the statement says.
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