‘Extraordinary’: Albanese unloads on Morrison for not briefing him on AUKUS months before announcement | Anthony Galloway
Instead, the Morrison government waited until the day before the announcement to brief Albanese and senior members of the opposition about the plan to build nuclear submarines with the help of the US and Britain.
Albanese said the briefing on September 15 was a “good comprehensive briefing by officials”. But he said the fact that the US had made a request to Australia “that was ignored for-four-and-a-half months shows that this is a prime minister who always plays short-term politics and isn’t interested in the national interest”.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton held a press conference on Friday afternoon to reveal the presence of the Chinese ship, which was thought to be collecting information on a naval communications base that supports American and other allied submarines. Asked to comment on Dutton’s characterisation on Saturday, Morrison said “freedom of navigation is permitted all around the world and no one’s made any suggestions that any rules were breached in relation to the International Law of the Sea”.A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson called Dutton’s remarks “sensational” and said Beijing “always abides by international law”.
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