Before jetting out of India, the prime minister sought to counter concerns the submarines pact wouldn’t lead to a massive injection of jobs for Australia.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised the AUKUS pact on nuclear-powered submarines will deliver a significant injection of jobs for Australia, amid concerns the decision to buyAlbanese, United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will unveil the details of the submarine agreement aboard the USS Missouri submarine in San Diego on Monday local time.
Albanese confirmed he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had discussed the details of the submarine agreement and said briefings with other countries were “taking place as appropriate”.“We’re taking appropriate action. I can confirm that I briefed Prime Minister Modi one on one. I treated him with the respect that he deserves,” he said.
The AUKUS agreement is now likely to cost Australia up to $170 billion, according to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.Albanese, who has committed to spending whatever is “necessary to keep our country secure”, said he realised the importance of taking the Australian people with him on the cost of AUKUS.
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