The idea that Australia may have signed up for 'political commitments' such as accepting nuclear waste, but we aren't allowed to know, is simply outrageous.
When US President Joe Biden announced he would not be standing for another term, Australia's political leaders expressed their gratitude for his contribution to public life. But this week, Australian voters had something else for which to be grateful to Biden., that we found that there had been an update to the AUKUS agreement which will allow naval nuclear propulsion plants, rather than just nuclear propulsion "information", to be transferred to Australia.
Some speculate on the possibility that it involves Australia agreeing to accept nuclear waste from the US and the UK, something the The Australian Submarine Agency's Alexandra Kelton told the Senate that "we had, through our high commission, some notification that an announcement would be made and some context around that but not of the content in great detail".It's the name of a security deal Australia, the UK and the US agreed to in late 2021Read more here.
The Greens' Shoebridge is one critic who warns the secret undertakings could include commitments on how the subs are used. The "deterrence and warfighting cost-effectiveness" arguments for doing this "include Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles in March 2023 reportedly confirmed that in exchange for the Virginia-class boats, Australia's government made no promises to the United States that Australia would support the United States in a future conflict over Taiwan."
"Such an outcome is likely to turn the Australian government, in defence and security terms, into simply the national administrator of what would be broadly viewed in Asia as a US protectorate," he said.Marles insists AUKUS milestone won't force Australia to accept foreign nuclear waste
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