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 buy up to five boats from the US will come at the expense of domestic manufacturing.
The deal is likely to include Australian workers visiting US submarine shipyards to receive training.
“This is about jobs … and Adelaide in particular will be a big beneficiary of this announcement, as well as Western Australia in particular,” he said.“This is about building up our capacity. And when you talk about the issue of manufacturing submarines in Australia, that’s an absolute priority for us. That will be seen as part of the announcement.
A French official told Agence France-Presse on Saturday that they still believed AUKUS was a mistake. “Regarding Australia, it was treason,” the unnamed official said. While Australia is unlikely to receive the first submarine from the US until 2032, that would still be years before it has the capacity to build its own nuclear-powered vessels.
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